There is something to this fabric of life that is beautiful. If you find the world unpleasant, I don't think that is wisdom. That is a sign of a lack of wisdom.

Kundalini is the life force. It is given different names. They call it prana. They divide it into different segments, the apana and the samana; sometimes it's called shakti. Nice names, it is energy.

Since everything is God and everything contains God, you see God in everything, everything is a step towards liberation.

People who are drawn to meditation have had lots of incarnation in the world of experience, and we know the score. We know that experience is great, but it's not enough.

I was initiated as a Buddhist monk at the age of 19, but I think that initiation is simply a starting point.

Meditation is the pathway to enlightenment. Move the ego aside and be still, open, clear, bright and fully conscious.

There's no point in getting frustrated at yourself. Just be truthful.