Your life either takes your energy or gives you energy. Set up your life so that it gives you energy.

There are some careers that will develop your mind more than others. In the study of enlightenment, it is most important to develop your mind and your body.

There is no fanaticism in any of this. There is intensity. You have to make it happen. You have to put your will into perfecting your daily life, into monitoring your thoughts.

If you have humility, you are willing to undertake anything to spread the dharma.

When I meditate, people see manifestations of light when I go into samadhi and through the samadhis. Sometimes the energy of enlightenment is so clear that people don't realize that their attention has been elevated.

Self-realization is the last game on earth worth playing.

Philosophers are all caught up in their philosophies. That's their house of cards. Religious leaders are caught up in their religious movements to the point where they forget about freedom. Everybody's got their drama going.