Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.

When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.

For many people, the first indication of a spiritual awakening is that they suddenly become aware of their thoughts. They become a witness to their thoughts, so to speak. They are not completely identified with their mind anymore and so they begin to sense that there is a depth to them that they had never known before.

To make money, to gather knowledge, to learn a new skill, to explore new territory, even to get from A to B - for all these things you need time. For almost everything you need time, except for one thing: to embrace the present moment.

So do not be concerned with the fruit of your action-just give attention to the action itself. The fruit will come of its own accord.

Presence is when you're no longer waiting for the next moment, believing that the next moment will be more fulfilling than this one.

Beyond the beauty of external forms, there is more here: something that cannot be named, something ineffable, some deep, inner, holy essence. Whenever and wherever there is beauty, this inner essence shines through somehow. It only reveals itself to you when you are present.