“Directing the process by the mind can only lead to difficulty, for the mind does not know. Commitment to the Truth is sufficient for the process to unfold.”

To truly find God, truth needs to be found independently from the opinions of others. The truth has to be found in our hearts.

Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don’t speculate, simply look at what is there.

You are not the feelings or the thoughts or the contents of your awareness. None of these are who you are. You are the fullness of your Being, the substance of your presence.

To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume to be true about ourselves.

True states of realization occur when you throw away all the teachings. All of the teachings, absolutely. Everything. Then you are investigation itself finding out what you are.

Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.

My mind is constantly in five different places, but golf is great because it forces you to focus completely and purely on what you’re doing.

It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.

You are allowed to change your mind.

When I play from my mind I get in trouble.

The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.

Sometimes the impact of Mozart’s music is so immediate that the vision in the mind remains blurred and incomplete, while the soul seems to be directly invaded, drenched in wave upon wave of melancholy.

You can’t have a one-size-fits-all mind-set when it comes to effective leadership. You need to tailor a specific approach to every single person on your team in order to get the most out of them.

I try to keep the martial arts up. It’s a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.