I had a mother who was very developed psychically and spiritually. She was, in a way, an opposite of my father, a complete liberal, interested in woman's liberation before it was the fashion.

In this world we see the pairs of opposites. Ultimately there are no oppositions. In the superconscious awareness there is no division.

In advanced meditation you become light. You transcend self, ego, time, space, and dimensionality.

It really doesn't matter to me whether a person has a lot of money or a little bit of money.

When you chant "Aum" or any mantra, do so softly and gently. Extend the sound. Focus your awareness on the sound of the mantra and become absorbed in it.

Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were.

Computer science is the most misunderstood field there is. You are being paid to solve puzzles. For a person who has practiced meditation in past lives, that is the way your mind works.