There is no such thing as spiritual achievement; it is simply an awareness intrinsic to all of life.

Compassion allows us to accept everything. That's why there's always a tear in the eye of the Buddha that no one sees, for the pain and suffering of others.

Personal power is not the end of the process. It is a tool that you use to get someplace. The purpose of the car is not to live in the car, it is to drive you someplace you want to go.

The person who did all of these things has gone away, vanished without a trace in the ecstasy of existence.

Knowledge comes from personal experience of truth and awareness, not from conversation.

The spirit seeks the spirit just as matter seeks matter.

Philosophers are all caught up in their philosophies. That's their house of cards. Religious leaders are caught up in their religious movements to the point where they forget about freedom. Everybody's got their drama going.