I had a father who was strong and kind and loving beyond ... at the same time who was extremely puritanical, who had been raised in a religion with extensive morality.

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

To perfect your nature means to let go of this world and place your attention fully in the plane of enlightenment.

When you start to meditate, if you stick with it, you will see tremendous changes in your life and state of mind.

It is the mind that weaves the dream of life, it convinces us that what we see is what is apparent and what is real, and that there's nothing else outside of our perception.

If suddenly you get depressed, it doesn't have to throw you. You can push those emotions aside. You can cultivate happy emotions or become emotionless when you need to be very sensitive.

The mind of the child is not formed. We are shown that this is life, this is the world.