Some tried to kill him; there were assassination attempts. Some hated him ... this is par for the course.

Nirvana is the pure and perfect schness of thatness of being.

You can simulate perfection, but it's not the same. Some one can do a copy of Rembrandt, but it's not a Rembrandt. It doesn't have the vibration or the power.

If your motives are high and noble and your work is hard and you do a good job, then whatever the task is in your life, it will benefit you.

Simply by performing good actions and thinking good thoughts you will not attain enlightenment. It takes something more.

You might say living in a monastery cuts down the commutation time. That alone gives you a couple extra hours a day to meditate. In a monastery you lead a relatively simply life. You don't need a lot of possessions.

Life is beautiful all of the time. Just to be alive and perceive that beauty of life all around you and within you is the best that there is.