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

Meditation is a very powerful time and you are very psychic. It is most important to not allow your attention, your mind, to wander.

The people that hurt you are the ones you love because you are the most open to them.

Without enlightenment, everything in life is harsh. Sooner or later you see everyone you love die, unless you die first, of course. This causes you to suffer.

All the universes are bound together by a web, a matrix, which is our perception. And our perception actually has colors; it has bands. We call them bands of attention.

Tragedy is the violation of love.

It is not bad living in a monastery. I've done it many times in many lives. But I think you can do a better job outside the monastery, if you have the necessary component parts.