The satsang is - within the mass culture - like little mushrooms here and there, and somebody, maybe a Christian and a Hindu and a Buddhist, come together; doesn't matter, because those are paths. They're paths to the One. But those satsangs are what the world needs. And as I say - heart to heart - that's what satsang is.

In meditation we can watch the itch instead of scratching it.

It's very hard to grow, because it's difficult to let go of the models of ourselves in which we've invested so heavily.

When I look at my life, I see that I wanted to be free of the physical plane, the psychological plane, and when I got free of those I didn't want to go anywhere near them.

Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering. But there may come a time - just as there does in the development of any skill - when there will be a plateau. You may be bored, discouraged, or even negative and cynical. This is when you will need not only faith, but persistence.

What the word God means is the mystery really. It's the mystery that we face as humans the mystery of existence, of suffering and of death.

When we see the Beloved in each person, it's like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us.