We want to see the universe in its absolute, pure, naked, perfection. We want to know its wonder. We want to know the totality of ourselves. That's done in steps and degrees and not in one day.

Winning and losing are feelings; something in us knows if we have won or lost.

When you look at a couch you don't really see the couch. You see the couch as perceived by a state of mind.

The trick in life is to find out where you belong. Once you find out where you belong, you will be happy there.

I used to live in Seattle, as did Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee. I lived near the arboretum. Very often I would take walks late at night by Lake Washington, because I found it very easy to meditate there.

In sexual contact a doorway opens between people, and it is very possible for someone to be abusive at that time with energy.

Wisdom is the ability to realize that everyone has their own dharma, everyone goes their own way. What works for you is not the ultimate good. Know that other people have different way.