I have a list of universal beliefs, and they are amazing beliefs, like, "No one cares" or "You don't care about me"; "I should be successful" or "I'm not successful"; "I don't have enough money"; "I'm too tall or thin or fat"; "I shouldn't have done it" - oh, my goodness, they go on and on and on.

With inquiry, every painful story unravels. Freedom is possible in every moment.

When you discover that all happiness is inside you, the wanting and needing are over, and life gets very exciting.

I was clinically depressed. I was paranoid. I was agoraphobic. I would have days at a time of not being able to even bathe or brush my teeth.

Until you can love what is - everything, including the apparent violence and craziness - you're separate from the world, and you'll see it as dangerous and frightening.

Who cares if you're enlightened forever? Can you just get it in this moment, now?

The world begins with what we believe.