People want power but not wisdom. Power without wisdom is a very dangerous thing. Better to have wisdom first.

Each one of you has created a sense of self. That's what the tonal does. Each one of you is taught a system of maintenance that has been developed by humankind from your birth till your death.

This world we exist in is populated by people who have really shut themselves off from life.

Don Juan speaks of the island of the tonal as something that's in the middle of the ocean ... the nagual.

I was very drawn to music of all types, from Beethoven to Jimi Hendrix. There were musicians and composers who obviously were expressing a vision that was beyond the mundane.

To overcome stress you have to find out something. You've got to do some research and homework. You need to find out who you are today.

In tantra one does not seek experiences that most people would consider unspiritual and try to see truth in them. In tantra we don't try to guide our life in a specific way. We let the winds of existence blow us where they will.