But in the West it is very easy to dissolve the ego. So whenever a Western seeker reaches an understanding that ego is the problem he can easily dissolve it, more easily than any Eastern seeker. This is the paradox - in the West ego is taught, in the East egolessness is taught. But in the West it is easy to dissolve the ego, in the East it is very difficult.

Individuality is that which you bring into the world.

Mind is something unnatural; it never becomes your natural state. But meditation is a natural state - which we have lost.

I resolve never to make any resolutions because all resolutions are restrictions for the future. All resolutions are imprisonments.

Ordinary society is like a paperweight on you: it won't allow you to fly.

If you become capable of relaxing the body voluntarily, then you will be able to help your mind relax voluntarily. Mind is a more complex phenomenon. Once you have become confident that the body listens to you, you will have a new trust in yourself. Now even the mind can listen to you. It will take a little longer with the mind, but it happens.

Grace is a feminine quality.