Pain is the fuel that lights the flame of our enlightenment

It's interesting that stepping out of thought was actually triggered by a thought.

Future success is dependent upon and inseparable from the consciousness out of which the actions emanate

Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry

The Truth is inseparable from who you are. Yes, you are the Truth. If you look for it elsewhere, you will be deceived every time.

"I am the awareness that is aware that there is attachment." That's the beginning of the transformation of consciousness.

The thinking mind can be so noisy that it cannot relate to stillness. It doesn't even recognize it and certainly can't remember it.