In the Far East, studying yoga is comparable to a mixture of attending one of the best Western universities, and of being an intrepid explorer.

We must control the tendencies within our being that are destructive, when we want to slam somebody else, hurt them, injure them, or push them out of the way. A reverence for life needs to be developed, in which all things are sacred.

The nagual gives you the unknown; it gives you reality; it leads you to the totality of yourself.

Some tried to kill him; there were assassination attempts. Some hated him ... this is par for the course.

Reincarnation is happening all the time. Every moment we are going through a change. Our being isn't solid. Reincarnation is now.

We live in a world where money is necessary. You can't just go out and roam the forest and the cities, at least in America.

Today in the west the word 'guru' has come to mean someone who leads a cult, someone who deprives others of their intellectual or spiritual freedom and rips them off financially.