Why waste your time being around people who drag you down? You don't live forever, at least in this life.

What is essential is to draw the energy of love from your heart and bring it into your mind, as San Exubere said: "it is only with the heart that one sees rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye."

Do not be a sniveler. Do not say you can't be happy, you can't be enlightened. How do you know? It is all chaos.

If you are afraid of other people take a martial arts class. The best way to overcome fear is learn to be proficient in martial arts.

The sign that the kundalini is releasing is not the development of miraculous powers, but that your mind is becoming quieter.

The anti-pleasure movement in self-discovery is very strong. I have big news for them, if they ever get to enlightenment, which is unlikely the way they're approaching it, they're going to find that enlightenment is very pleasurable.

Get your emotions under control and your life under control. Work really hard and don't make a big deal out of yourself. Have humility. Believe in yourself. Don't get a fanatical fixation on a teacher.