He managed to do this 'tour de force' of styles without ever breaking the narrative structure of the chapter he was writing. It is the most brilliant parody of writing styles that I have ever read.

The essence of the teachings is to lose self importance and to care more for the welfare of others and the magical world around us, than we do for ourselves and our own self images.

Mysticism is the hidden way. It is the most difficult to discuss, because it involves the exploration of perceptual states which are difficult to describe in words.

A person who has power doesn't seek to challenge others, their battles are within.

A lot of people profess to have power and it is very minor astral power. They do get power over you, not because they have any intrinsic power, but because your fear immobilizes you and makes you do a bad job.

Happiness is not dependent on experience. What you experience shouldn't make you happy or unhappy when you know how to be happy.

Reincarnation is simply changing awareness. What you are reincarnating into are different states of mind. The whole show is on the inside.