Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.

More important than finding the teacher is finding and following the truth of the teaching.

Looking at the world today, we might easily forget that the main purpose of our life - you could call it the heart of being human - is to be happy. All of us share the same wish, and the same right, to seek happiness and avoid suffering. Even following a spiritual path, or the religious life, is a quest for happiness.

The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these 3 crucial points: Bring your mind home. Release. And relax!

There is only one way of attaining liberation and of obtaining the omniscience of enlightenment: following an authentic spiritual master.

We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.

Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.