All I can say is that these cult stories are totally untrue, are without any foundation, and trade on a deep bias against Westerners who dare to embrace an Eastern belief-system.

Sometimes there are people who only meditate with a teacher. They ride the teacher's energy. They don't really learn how to meditate. They learn how to ride the energy.

Use the previous techniques in rotation. It will prevent your meditation experience from becoming stale.

Someone else would come, another self that was a little more refined, that had a little more purity, a little more humility, because I was quite egotistical, I thought I was quite wonderful.

People you are emotionally open to can drain your power level or raise it tremendously, depending on what their intentions are.

I was drawn to the arts because I sensed that I was by nature Bohemian, and yet very conservative.

The vast majority of the students I have taught have become self-sufficient and confident individuals who enjoy their lives.