Illusion

Topics covered: We have spent our entire lives running away from pain that we don't understand, hoping to reach a permanent pleasure in a time to come; The so-called heaven that we try to reach through thought always reveals itself to be a present self-created hell; "Thirty spokes share the hub of a wheel; yet it is its center that makes it useful. You can mould clay into a vessel; yet, it is its emptiness that makes it useful...

Topics covered: There is a peace that comes with any truthful impression that stands the test of time; "Wisdom is the principal thing. Therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding." -- Proverbs, Old Testament; The source of every kind of psychological suffering is an individual's present level of understanding; The moment you do not understand is not something to fear...

Topics Covered: We're convinced that something is in the way of our happiness. The real question is: How do we get ourselves out of the way?; The sense of self that desperately seeks for happiness only exists as long as it pursues what it wants. The painful sense of self, and the destination it seeks, don't exist without each other; Spiritually speaking, there is no "getting there" because...