Pick a profession that will give you enough money to give you economic freedom. It is nice to pick a career that really taxes your mind. Use your mind in new and creative ways. You will find that your mind will develop and become stronger.

When you go into samadhi, either salvikalpa or nirvikalpa, what happens is you erase, you loosen, the aggregates. You simplify them.

Meditation is the journey to happiness.

I find it ironic to read stories about myself which have never occurred and are simply so absurd that they are comical. At other times, it is very painful to be so misinterpreted and vilified.

At the same time, I went through college, received a Ph.D. and started to teach. I wrote books.

As you become more aware of your own imperfections, you simultaneously become more aware of the overall perfection of the universe.

You don't really have a choice. You are alive and you will die.