I didn't know what I was looking for, but I knew whatever it was that I was looking for was real.

This is what I do to keep my head screwed on semi-straight and keep my heart open. Whenever I sing, that's why I sing. Whether it's at the Grammys, whether it's in the bathroom, whether it's in front of 10,000 people or three people, by my guru's grace, my head stays in that place.

When you meet your guru or a being who knows, who is no longer loving, but has become love, a being who is sitting in truth, and in compassion and kindness for all beings - you know. When I met my guru, I knew. And it was before I met him physically, actually.

All we can know is our own subjective version of reality. That's the way we go through our lives. Everybody.

The ultimate act of power is surrender.

I chant to save my heart. Every time I sit down, that's what I'm doing.

Devotion is a way of being, it's not something you do. It's dedication to finding awareness and Love. Chanting is like asanas for the mind and the heart.