If you peel back the layers of your life-the frenzy, the noise-stillness is waiting. That stillness is you.

The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

At 24 I decided that my life is enough for me, and I stopped looking for some other piece to complete it. I also learned how to needlepoint ironic cross-stitches of rap lyrics and gave them to my friends as presents. I'll let you decide which is the more important revelation.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today, I call it 'maturity'.

By practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.