"Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing."

"Death is the great hope of all life the desire to expend itself to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself."

"If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves."

"Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms."

"It is a humble truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"True wisdom begins when you realize a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."