One day I was meditating on a cliff overlooking the ocean in Southern California and I was absorbed in a state of high meditation. As I came out of the meditation and became aware of the sense world the world around me I knew that I had a new name. And the name, of course, was Rama.

Reason is a terrible trap because you will be satisfied with answers. And if you are satisfied with answers, you'll never come to know what life really is.

I realize that there's a thing called the bodhisattva ideal, and it's a very nice pinnacle of attention. It's a very egotistical thought, ultimately.

You reincarnate forever because you exist forever. You can't die. You can't be born, your essence that is. You are on a big wheel.

This is a dark age. That's not news. It's a dark time when we have to be particularly aware of danger.

Through the experience of memory, you recall what you have done, and you therefore attach yourself to it and perceive yourself through prior experience.

Honestly admitting what you lost and not trying to rationalize it or push it off is an important step in self-assessment and mindfulness.