It's easy to hate and point out everything that is wrong with the world; it is the hardest and most important work in one's life to free oneself from the bonds of fear and attachment.

The practice of celibacy alone was opening me up to a deeper sense of the way the mind-body connection works. I saw over and over that my mind and body could be filled with desire and that no matter how intense the craving was it would always pass. I didn't have to satisfy every desire that arose in my mind. I began to understand impermanence through direct experience rather than just intellectual theory.

God has abandoned you. Fear does not serve you. Your heart has betrayed you. Only the music can guide you.

Pain and suffering are two completely difference experiences. Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is self-created.

Sitting still is a pain in the ass.

Everything is unfolding based on causes and conditions. Our happiness or suffering is dependent on how we relate to the present moment. If we cling now, we suffer later. If we let go and respond with compassion or friendliness, we create happiness and well-being for the future.

The inner revolution will not be televised or sold on the Internet. It must take place within one's own mind and heart.