None of this has ever been or will ever be; all is an appearance, all is an illusion. Illusions are truth. All illusions are real. We say illusion, meaning that they're shadows.

Throughout the day remind yourself that you are moving through eternity. Be focused. Be centered. Be in the now. Know what is going on in the world. Read a newspaper once in a while.

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

In this world we see the pairs of opposites. Ultimately there are no oppositions. In the superconscious awareness there is no division.

You need to search your awareness and consider the limitless possibilities of existence in all things and not be so narrow-minded in your self-discovery.

The ideas that we have about self are an aggregate within a state of mind, and they chain us to a state of mind.

As a monk you have a responsibility to meditate many hours a day. Not just to sit there but to think of the ten thousand radiances.