If you're in the tantric sex state of mind, what someone else experiences when they have sex is not what you'll experience. You won't even notice what your body is doing, particularly.

You and I might define a 'soul mate' differently. For most people, a soul mate has some kind of sexual connotation.

I feel that there's a certain danger in always being in a lovely rural setting. You can lose touch.

As you progress towards enlightenment you will find that you become a winner at anything, not because you are so concerned about winning anymore. You are just concerned about the pursuit of excellence.

The experience of light in a very pure form always creates happiness. The experience of desire and aversion tends to create unhappiness.

This study is not for the amateur. It's not for the dilettante. It's not for the cult follower. It's not for someone who wants everything done for them. It's not for the one who just wants to stare with that fixed dog-like devotion towards the teacher.

Naturally there is reincarnation ... otherwise life would be pretty dull. All the patterns in this lifetime are results from patterns in other lifetimes.