If I see one dilemma with Western man, it's that he can't accept how beautiful he is. He can't accept that he is pure light, that he's pure love, that he's pure consciousness, that he's divine.

Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.

At first you think that your sadhana Is a limited part of your life. In time you realize that Everything you do is part of your sadhana.

Do what you can on this plane to relieve suffering by constantly working on yourself to be an instrument for the cessation of suffering. To me, that's what the emerging game is all about.

A Tibetan Lama said to me, "The best place to stand, Ram Dass, is halfway between hope and hopelessness." So I can write a scenario for the 21st century in either direction. One is that it all goes to hell and that it's truly the dark age.

I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.

When you want to become free, your righteousness and anger are much less interesting than they used to be.