I knew that if I did not start chanting with people, that I would never be able to clean out the dark corners of my own heart. I knew it with every cell in my body and mind.

Love is what we are; we don't get it from somebody, we can't give it to anybody, we can't fall in it or fall out of it. Love is our true Being.

Don't wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.

Devotion is a way of being, it's not something you do. It's dedication to finding awareness and Love. Chanting is like asanas for the mind and the heart.

We instantly believe everything we think. Isn't that insane? It's good for us to explore the depravity of our minds, so we know we are just as crazy as everyone else!

Unlimited inner strength can only be awakened when it is in the service of Love....When we align ourselves with that love and act in service of that love, anything is possible.

You cannot think your way out of a box made of thought.

Grace removes obstacles that we don’t even know are there. Grace is what arranges our lives so we are forced to look within.

Chanting just hits you and you want to be a part of it. That’s the point of this whole thing. That’s what cuts through all the ‘stuff’. You get lit up. You don’t have to know what it means.

Surrender happens by Grace. All we're doing is cleaning up the room so when Surrender walks in, He can sit down.

Bhakti yoga isn't something you join, it's love. It means falling in love.

God is the Creator of all things.

When you're at peace, you embrace the eternity.When you're confused, you be dazzled by doomsday.

Living in New York City gives people real incentives to want things that nobody else wants.

When asked at age 7 whether he had ambivalent feelings about girls. No, I hate 'em!

The truth is in the present moment.

Keep right on lying to me. That's what I want you to do.

Regime change is not within that purview. And that has been an all-out disaster.

Our feelings are energy, so when you find the energy you want you can attach it to a desire.

I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever.