For the atom's soul is nothing but energy. Spirit blazes in the dullest of clay. The life of every woman or man - the heart of it - is pure and holy joy.

There is a human striving for self-transcendence. It's part of what makes us human. With all of our flaws we want to go a little bit further than we've gone before and maybe even further than anyone else has gone before.

It's easy to get on the path of mastery. The real challenge lies in staying on it.

If you intend to take the journey of mastery, the best thing you can do is to arrange for first-rate instruction.

Mastery is a journey, and that the master must have the courage to risk failure.

The essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty.

For a master, the rewards gained along the way are fine, but they are not the main reason for the journey. Ultimately the master and the master's path are one. And if the traveler is fortunate - that is, if the path is complex and profound enough - the destination is two miles farther away for every mile he or she travels.