'Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain but you feel it. You felt it your entire life. That there's something very wrong with the world. You don't know what it is - but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.....'

Do you know what it is? The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth....'

'..... Unfortunately, no-one can be told what the Matrix is - you have to see it for yourself ..... I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.'

     Morpheus speaking to Neo, 'The Matrix' film.

'The sorcerers of ancient Mexico .... discovered that we have a companion for life. We have a predator that came from the depth of the cosmos and took over the rules of our lives. Human beings are its prisoners.... It has rendered us docile, helpless. If we want to protest, it suppresses our protest. If we want to act independently, it demands that we don't do so.'

'.... the predators engaged themselves in a stupendous maneuver..... They gave us their mind! Do you hear me? The predators give us their mind, which becomes our mind. The predators' mind is baroque, contradictory, morose, filled with the fear of being discovered any minute now.'

'The only alternative left for mankind is discipline. Discipline is the only deterrent. But by discipline I don't mean harsh routines. I don't mean waking up every morning at five-thirty and throwing cold water on yourself until you're blue. Sorcerers understand discipline as the capacity to face with serenity odds that are not included in our expectations. For them, discipline is an art: the art of facing infinity without flinching, not because they are strong and tough but because they are filled with awe.'

Don Juan in 'The Active Side of Infinity' by Carlos Castaneda.       

'No society wants you to become wise: it is against the investment of all societies. If people are wise they cannot be exploited. If they are intelligent they cannot be subjugated, they cannot be forced into a mechanical life, to live like robots. They will assert their individuality. They will have the fragrance of rebellion around them..... Freedom comes with wisdom, intrinsically. They are inseparable, and no society wants people to be free.'

Osho

'How can I set free anyone who doesn't have the guts to stand up alone and declare his own freedom? I think it's a lie ..... that everybody insists that freedom is what they want the most, the most sacred and precious thing a man can possess. But that's bullshit! People are terrified to be set free - they hold on to their chains. They fight anyone who tries to break those chains. It's their security.... How can they expect me or anyone else to set them free if they don't really want to be free?'

Jim Morrison   

'Don't listen to anybody. Decide by yourself and practice madness. Develop courage for the benefit of all sentient beings. Then you will automatically be free from the knot of attachment. They you will continually have the confidence of fearlessness and you can then try to open the Great Door of the Hidden Place.'

Tulshuk Lingpa

'The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.'

'Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.'

'Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.'

Rumi