To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen. Be present.

By a monstrous act of reductionism, the infinite depth of who you are is confused with a sound produced by the vocal cords." (p. 28)

That stillness and vastness that enables the Universe to be, is not just out there in space...it is also within you.

The more you are focused on time-past and future-the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.

For spiritual teachers, it is important not to identify with the image people inevitably have of them.

Humanity as a whole has already gone through unimaginable suffering, mostly self-inflicted, the culmination of which was the 20th century with its unspeakable horrors. This collective suffering has brought upon a readiness in many human beings for the evolutionary leap that is spiritual awakening.

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.