There is suffering and there is joy. Your life is very short, and then you're back again for another and another, forever, unless you step off the wheel.

What we are seeking is the nexus of all possible worlds and states of mind, which is within us. The source of yin and yang is within you.

Unfortunately we've seen meditation insulted in a sense with the image of ritual. You have to dress a certain way, follow a certain type of lifestyle, all that sort of thing, very culty - and that, of course, has nothing to do with the practice whatsoever.

Love was where I learned to go beyond myself, through the arts, through relationships, through sexuality.

Your intent is important. You will pull a very deep power when you are working not just for yourself, but you are working for your enlightenment and to aid others in their enlightenment.

Tantra is for someone who practices all the paths because all the paths encompass tantra.

The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.