Countless forms make up this network. In this world, there are few of us.

Work sustains us as bodies and it consumes a great deal of energy. The conservation of energy is the component theme of Buddhist practice and yoga. That is why people live in monasteries.

The first stage of meditation is simply to ignore thought; to become conscious that there is something beyond thought.

Anything but enlightenment is pure pain; it is the lack of enlightenment.

There is an alternative. It's an old alternative. It's not for everybody. It's only for people who are smart, limited market. It's enlightenment.

I've never met anyone who's serious about enlightenment.

Sight is not absolutely essential in this process, but we use sight because it is the dominant sense. It's easiest to interrupt the flow of thought in sense perception and move the mind beyond sense perception with sight.