Each of your excursions is balanced by the strengthening of the tonal.

Meditation is essential because meditation opens the mind to itself.

A mantra is a thought. Use a mantra to help you still your mind initially and then move into silent meditation.

Interestingly enough, Aurthur C. Clarke once autographed a copy of his book "Rendezvous with Rama" for me.

You are going to die. Your physical body will disintegrate. You cannot help that.

People can insert thoughts into your mind. This is more dangerous for psychic people. Use concentration exercises and read to combat this; boredom is an easy way to be drained.

Some people have a very strange idea that material success does not coincide harmoniously with self-realization, which is absurd. The aversion to material success, or the clinging to it, is an attachment.