Sri Krishna refers, of course, to this world as a joyless, transient world. Obviously, he's never been to Disneyland.

You want to be happy; of course, that isn't how you get to be happy; because if you want to be happy, you are going to be sitting around being unhappy because you're not happy.

You have elected to follow this path you do not know. You have elected to follow the path because eternity has elected you. You will follow it is as long as eternity holds you to it.

Meditation is a refocusing on symbols. It's not emptiness. We are using symbols, doorways to step from one world to another, from darkness into light, from death to immortality.

I don't know how much you know about Zen, but you'll know less when I'm done with you.

Most people are terribly afraid of their own sexuality, and one has to respect another person's sadhana, another person's path.

The pathway to enlightenment leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor.