You have all died many times before and none of you look the worse for it.

The male or female that the child has the most exposure to in the first four to six years of its life is the primary imprinter of the child.

If you use your will all the time, then it runs out. You deplete yourself and then, when you really need it, it's not there.

You must have total and impeccable trust in eternity. Whether you like it or not, eternity's in charge, so you might as well trust. You will feel better.

All the manifest forms of existence are but illusions. They are momentary displays of consciousness, flashes of lightening in the sky. They are there for a moment and then they are gone.

When your thoughts come and you're trying to stop them, simply say "No". Learn the mantra "No". Every time a thought comes in your mind ... just say no.

Nirvikalpa samadhi is another matter. I don't feel that's really up to us. That happens at a certain time when our being has gone through countless changes and refinements.