I've been intensely reading about Buddha and his deep philosophical teachings lately, nowhere have I come across such rubbish in his discourses, this 'monk' doesn't know his Buddha from his Mickey mouse. It would seem it is enough to put on a saffron robe and call yourself a monk without ever studying his work. His brilliant teachings on 'non-self' and the 'world is empty' sound counter intuitive if one goes by the title alone. He didn't seem to have a spiritual message as such, certainly no beliefs in magic, his aim was to relieve suffering in mankind in the here and now by teaching how to live in a correct manner. Over 2,500 years much has been added to his teachings as they were only written down 400 years after his death having been passed down orally, his rejection of an Atman or soul would indicate a denial of reincarnation although he did consider rebirth, the distinction he showed by lighting a new candle from a dying one, the flame (life) is passed on but the new candle (person) is entirely different. No religions or philosophical teachings improve with time, the true message gets lost and buried, see Christianity as an example, Jesus was a Jew and Jews don't believe in heaven or hell.