All the past has done is generated the you that you are now. Dwelling on the past isn't going to change anything.

Wisdom is the ability to realize that everyone has their own dharma, everyone goes their own way. What works for you is not the ultimate good. Know that other people have different way.

To meditate with humility, consider existence. It is infinite. You are finite. You are a finite portion of infinite existence. Let this be your meditation.

So I went off on my own and started the process of spiritual teaching.

The Buddhist message is a message not of the negation of life, but one of affirmation.

We have the possibility of being far removed from what we are, of beginning to taste it and feel it. That is direct knowledge. That is truth. Anything else is mere words.

Success will come about because you are in a higher state of mind. If you create good karma, then you will go into higher states of mind.