You have to become a master or mistress of your mind.

In Nirvana, it is you, my friend, who goes away. You take an eraser and erase yourself. It's like the Road Runner cartoons where in the middle of the cartoon, the hand of the artist appears on the screen and erases the Road Runner.

The most powerful force to maintaining a good immune system is the power of positive thinking and not allowing yourself to be unnecessarily drained emotionally by worries and fears.

An individual has to be tenacious enough to become enlightened.

Originally, I was interested in athletic pursuits like snowboarding, martial arts and surfing. When I went to the Himalayas and met a number of Buddhist monks I was introduced to a new way of looking at life.

The process of eliminating the samskaras and reaching complete enlightenment is very technical, wonderful, and mystical process.

When you live a life devoid of ritual and convention, with honesty and self-effacement, then you are on the road to freedom.