It is clear that our society can improve only if the next generation is given the chance, through loving and intelligent education, to be better developed than the present one.

Whoever uses psychedelics should treat them with greatest respect. When Aldous and I used them, we prepared the ambience and ourselves the day before. The day of the session was kept as a holy day, and there were beautiful fruits and flowers around. The result was, that we had no negative experiences.

Each asana is like a piece of music that has a certain characteristic, a certain power.

You would think that as you get older you would be more disciplined. As I get older I get less disciplined. I just play around!

At one time or another the more fortunate among us make three startling discoveries. Discovery number one: Each one of us has, in varying degree, the power to make others feel better or worse. Discovery two: Making others feel better is much more fun than making them feel worse. Discovery three: Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.

Service or giving is the other side of receiving. Giving and receiving is a full circle: a full circle feels more natural than a half circle.

Healthy attention is to improve what can be improved and to accept what we cannot improve.