"Spiritual teacher" of course is not an identity. "Spiritual teacher" is a function. Somebody comes, the teaching happens. Somebody leaves, there's no spiritual teacher left.

Instead of fighting the darkness, you bring in the light.

Death is not the opposite of life. Life has no opposite. Death is the opposite of birth.

To have your attention in the Now is not a denial of what is needed in your life. It is recognition of what is primary.

Neither concepts nor mathematical formulae can explain the infinite.

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.

Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth.