Self-honesty is absolutely necessary in the practice of Buddhism.

Ramakrishna didn't suddenly become enlightened. We had years of him meditating, seeking, crying to Mother Kali, going in and out of samadhi; but after many years of this process, he was enlightened. He was no longer a finite individual.

In reality, as any physicist will tell you, the physical world is made up of moving energy. All matter is energy.

If there are problems with the subtle physical body, it's very hard for the kundalini to flow.

Water always seeks the easiest path, the common level of life.

You're not capable of stepping into nirvana at this time. If you did it would be disastrous. You're tonal would be swamped.

There are planes that are not light. There are planes that are shadowy. But that is not our interest in meditation. We want brightness, ecstasy, brilliance beyond comprehension.