People hold an image of you and project that image when they feel you are changing. Disappear for a while. Break up your routines.

The world is the way the world is because we think that it is so.

No one cares about you. No one cares. You will die and be forgotten.

Don't judge your meditations. Don't rate them. The physical mind cannot tell how well you did. As long as you are sitting there trying, something will happen.

Nature is not something to conquer, but something to learn from or to merge with and be part of - to dance with, celebrate.

There are different worlds, endless worlds, and different beings come from different worlds. In my particular case, I come from the stillness. We call it the dharmakaya, the clear light of reality. I know it quite well.

Through high school, college, graduate school and beyond, I had a number of relationships that were wonderful.