You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.

Teaching a practice can also be a hindrance if it becomes one's identity. To be a spiritual teacher is a temporary function. I'm a spiritual teacher when somebody comes to me and some teaching happens, but the moment they leave I'm no longer a spiritual teacher. If I carry the identity of spiritual teacher, it will cause suffering.

Most people don't know how to listen because the major part of their attention is taken up by thinking.

The light is too painful for someone who wants to remain in darkness.

The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.

When there's somebody there who is transparent enough so that the stillness comes through unhindered, there's a reciprocal movement in you because the presence of stillness suddenly recognizes itself.