“An idea of awakening is not awakening. It’s simply an idea. It’s not the real thing. The real thing happens in our lives.”

“Love and wisdom are guides towards awakening.”

“To live a life without awakening is to leave it as it was begun.”

“If people knew what they were missing, they would give up everything they have to achieve it.”

“A world without esoteric knowledge is a poorer place and we as a humanity pay the price for the loss of its principles.”

“When we are aware, we step into the moment which is outside of time.”

“It’s perfectly normal, perfectly natural to live in sleep. But to wake up is a revolution in consciousness. To wake up is to break free of nature. To wake up is to rise and unite with the spirit, and nature doesn’t do that for us.”

“Consciousness is who we really are; thoughts, feelings, and emotions are passing and temporary, but consciousness is existence.”

“To struggle against darkness is not to blunder ignorantly; intelligence is needed to generate right action. Wisdom guides whether to act or not, and if so how. Sometimes darkness is overwhelming and intelligent action is required. Sometimes silence and inaction is required, but a silence which is the result of intelligence is different from that born of ego states such as pride, fear and laziness.”

“Dreams show what a person takes to eternity—not a heaven but a chaos. Dreams provide a doorway that opens to the inner world of oneself. They show the intricate workings of the mind in ways that cannot be avoided or hidden.”

“To live without awareness is to live as the deaf, blind, and dumb in a world of vibrant light and sound.”