There comes a time in life when you just buckle down and have a good time with what you're doing. It doesn't matter much what you're doing. What matters is how you do it.

They had the same fears that you have, the same aggressive tendencies and the same attachments, but they were freed in time because they believed.

Don't listen to voices. If you hear voices talking to you, forget it. Disregard the information, even if it is right occasionally. You are dealing with non-physical forces that are trying to influence you.

Zen and Buddhism have produced martial arts, because of the Buddhist injunction against weapons.

Are you still carrying everyone who's insulted you, injured you or interfered with you? That's a lot of weight. I'd let it go, personally, and just move on and forget. Be in the moment. Don't even notice.

A mantra is a thought. Use a mantra to help you still your mind initially and then move into silent meditation.

You may have had countless lives, and many more stretching before you, and what else have you got to do with your time?