The vast majority of the people who populate our planet live lives of quiet desperation that are all too often quite harsh and painful, lives in which events and circumstances usually don't turn out the way they had hoped or planned.

One of my greatest personal heroes is Jerry Lopez. When you can snowboard like he surfs, you'll be there!

The self plays among the waves of existence. It surfaces, it comes up for a while, and then it disappears again.

In the world order, if the nagual dominates and not the tonal, then we'll live in times of fear and superstition.

The greatest power in the universe is the power of unity, of oneness. All other powers are secondary. It is the only the only power that outlasts death. Death is the power of separativity; it separates us.

In self-giving you must be so careful of egotism. You must be so careful when you are aiding others in their liberation not to have a sense of self.

Balance is the most important of all qualities. We don't want a little bit of rapid growth and then to stagnate. We want continual growth, continual development, which implies balance, always.