The purpose of the world is for youto be lost in it, ultimately. The purpose of the world is for you to suffer, to create the suffering that seems to be what is needed for the awakening to happen.

Welcome to the present moment. Here. Now. The only moment there ever is.

In whatever way change comes, the important thing is to take responsibility for this moment. Then, life becomes cooperative.

Every practice at some point will become a hindrance. No practice can ever take you there, to freedom, to liberation. That's important to realize.

You can be effective in this world without stress.

In fact, the collective energy field of presence can be very helpful when people come together. It can give you an enormous boost.

Consciousness is evolving throughout the universe in billions of forms. So even if we didn't make it, this wouldn't matter on cosmic scale. No gain in consciousness is ever lost, so it would simply express itself through some other form. But the very fact that I am speaking here and you are listening or reading this is a clear sign that the new consciousness is gaining a foothold on the planet.