The subtle layers of matter that first cover you - such as the mind, intelligence, and false ego - are like underclothes.

Body Is Always Changing

The more your senses are in control, the more you are in the position of being controlled by them. Therefore the less free you are.

If life is materially based, then why don't we see it springing from matter in the natural world? And why can't we create life from matter in our laboratories?

A fake guru wants his followers to believe that he is God Himself%E2%80%94that%27s why he tries to impress them with his mystic powers

So knowing who you are is a very practical necessity.

When Marilyn Monroe "died", when the life force left the material body, the body was no longer attractive. All that was left was a lump of unattractive matter that was thrown in the dirt.

Knowledge of the self exists; but sincere seekers are rare. More rare are the great teachers of such wisdom.

You may simultaneously be watching TV, listening to the radio, munching potato chips, sipping beer, and smoking a cigarette. Perhaps you may have your arm around the shoulders of your girlfriend or boyfriend. You may also have a magazine at your side, which you look at during commercials. You try to fill up every sense; yet still you're not satisfied; still you want something more.

If a person sees himself as the Supreme Enjoyer, he will automatically live a life of exploitation. He will not respect others or the environment, nor will he care for the well-being of others. He will lead a hedonistic life of unrestricted sense enjoyment, lording over everything and everyone. Although human in form, he will be no more than an animal who lives by the philosophy "might makes right."