“When you are already in Detroit, you don't have to take a bus to get there.”

“The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible.”

“The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it--just don't get lost in it.”

“If you want to be surrounded by Souls, become identified with your Soul.It takes one to know one!”

“It's only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.”

“As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can't see how it is.”

“There's much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.”