It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.

There are plenty of quacks in the field. Fewer than you'd expect, though still plenty (in alternative medicine).

You can't heal what you can't feel!

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It may be the most pernicious of all addictions because it’s so hard for a person to break his delusion and denial. How can anything be wrong with loving God and giving your life for good works and service to mankind?

Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anything like our conscious thoughts. This is not surprising, since neither scientists nor philosophers can agree about what the consciousness of humans consists of, let alone that of animals.