Nepe Dai, Darshan! I will try my best to explain things as clearly as possible. I may repeat statements so that you don't skip my single sentance. You are a scientist, quite a smart person; however, I will consider you as a naive dumb :). No offence please! This is just a technique to make things clear. The another technique I will use is I will ask questions and will answer them either myself or ask you to answer. This also helps to clearify things. As you know, it will be very hard to understand Biology just by reading books, no matter how smart you are. Even so, it is difficult to undrstand Dhamma if you don't have practical experience. So, please try to adjust yourself with my simple language:); simplicity is my weakness :). I really want you to understand Dhamma. I will work hard to make you understand and you will work hard to understand. Agree? I will be responsible for my job and you will be responsible for your job. This way, we both will feel that we haven't wasted our valuable time. Keep your questions with you right now. I will not go through them individually. I will write Buddha's teaching as per my understanding and I hope you will find answers of many of your questions yourself. However, please don't hesitate to ask questions though if you are not clear. You could have many rational questions beyond my reach, and I will not hesitate to tell you that I don't know. However, whatever I know I will all spill over you. It's up to you how much you can take, and you want to take :). I don't consider Buddha's teaching as a religion with respect to the world's major religions. I consider it as a science, and I will explain it in detail why.