Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared

What is the next step, the practical application? —I will answer that the absolutely vital thing is to consolidate your understanding, to become capable of enjoyment, of living in the present, and of the discipline which this involves. Without this you have nothing to give.

A living body is not a fixed thing, but a flowing event, like a flame or a whirlpool.

If a flower had a God it would not be a transcendental flower but a field.

There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is not permanent, but it is not impermanent. Though moving, it is always still. When we try to catch it, it seems to run away, and yet it is always here and there is no escape from it. And when we turn around to find the self which knows this moment, we find that it has vanished like the past.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.

The 'you' who you think you are does not exist.