Q: You speak many strange words, are you Enlightened?
A: Can you discover whether a person is Enlightened simply by asking them? Can you believe what people say? If you take people at their word, you are resting your life on shaky foundations indeed! How do you know whether another is telling you what they really think? Or what if they are genuinely mistaken in what they say? Even if they do tell you the truth - how do you know you are correctly interpreting their words?
You must become Enlightened yourself. Only then are you able to consider the meaning of Enlightenment, and the words of those who have achieved it.
Q: I have one more question. You say we should not be so materialistic. But if everyone gave up their material attachments the whole economic structure of our society would collapse!
A: Truth cannot be altered to accommodate the world. The moment Truth is compromised it ceases to exist. Therefore the world must bow to Truth.