There is a difference between willing and forcing. Willing something simply means you are not being lazy. Forcing something means you are trying to do something inappropriate or in an inappropriate way.

If you are afraid of other people take a martial arts class. The best way to overcome fear is learn to be proficient in martial arts.

What you will be in your next life is the sum total of the realizations that you have had in this lifetime.

Diet is a matter of personal preference, but if you're interested in the advanced states of meditation, eating mammals should be avoided. They have a more evolved consciousness and can affect your attention field greatly.

The world is wonderful. It is beautiful when you are in a correct level of attention.

The continuity of perception is an individualized being, when that continuity is lost, the being no longer exists as they have been.

Sit down and get out a piece of paper and start making lists. Ask yourself, are you in harmony with the things in your life? Are you adopting superficial values? Are you giving your being enough room? Are you doing new and creative things?