I truly believe that I have been given a second chance at life. I never expected the results I have had.

Even without his robes an arahant is recognized simply by the effect his metta has in a crowd.

Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage.

You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes that we adopt because of congruence with what we think we know. Science demands skepticism.

If the world is crazy, maybe it needs a few sane people in the middle of it. Why do monks lock themselves up in monasteries? What's the good of solving your personal suffering if the solution keeps you isolated from everyone else's suffering?

I truly believe that I have been given a second chance at life. I never expected the results I have had.

The practice is enlightenment. Some people find this idea not to their liking. They want to get enlightenment in a flash. This way they become attached to something that doesn't exist. Enlightenment isn't a thing you get.