I realized that my friends in the ashram needed to be celibate because, for them, sexuality was a very tacky issue.

This is just one little lifetime in a succession of lifetimes.

There is an alternative. It's an old alternative. It's not for everybody. It's only for people who are smart, limited market. It's enlightenment.

The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.

The reason you see yourself as a creep is because you have an appreciation of what perfection is, whereas no one else conceives of themselves in that way, since they don't even strive.

Meditation... never leave the body without it!

The experience of light in a very pure form always creates happiness. The experience of desire and aversion tends to create unhappiness.