There are certain people who people think are enlightened. The problem with the word enlightenment is what you mean by it.

All of us are playing roles, and there's nothing wrong with playing roles because we have to live in this world - the problem is only when we believe in those roles.

Different people are different.

The Buddha said that samsara by its nature is painful. He didn't say it was a joyride.

When we read history we find that in all ages people have thought, this is the dark age.

One of the advantages of being born in an affluent society is that if one has any intelligence at all, one will realize that having more and more won't solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions, or even relationships: The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

My mother's love was really not based on attachment. Her love was genuine love. To make me happy, not how I will make her happy.