If you meditate you will change in ways that I cannot understand. But that is neither here nor there.

It is my experience that people who don't participate in society, who don't have jobs, who don't have friends, are just very stuck in irresponsibility and cultism and all kinds of nonsense.

So what you are accomplishing is entrenching yourself more and more in this world.

The sign of an advanced spiritual person is that they don't think they're an advanced spiritual person until after liberation.

In order to effectively interlock with higher spheres of mind and attention, you must have tremendous balance and control. You learn that it is more fun to have control than not to.

Free will exists within each of us. Most people choose not to use their free will, so consequently they rarely alter their karmic patterns.

The word "Guru", as it is used in the contemporary American scene, is someone who takes all your money and tells you what to do with your life. You assume no responsibility. A lot of people want that free ride.