"The idea of discovery in this case is losing one's ego-grasp; this is regarded as discovery. It is sort of an interesting twist that you don't gain anything, but you see clearly because the obscurations have been removed."

"Educating oneself is said to be like taming a wild horse, a horse which has never been touched by anyone. First you try putting a saddle on its back. The horse kicks, bites, bucks; you try again and again. Finally you succeed. ... Our state of mind is like a wild horse. It contains memories of the past, dreams of the future, and the fickleness of the present. We find that to be a problematic situation, and so we practice what is known as meditation. ... So there are two aspects to our journey, to our learning process: there is learning by sitting meditation and learning by life experiences. And there is no problem in joining these two together. It is like having a pair of eyes and then putting on glasses. It is the same thing." Taming the Horse, Riding the Mind

"There is always some kind of message taking place. What message? We don't know. It's up to you." The Symbolism of Experience