Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

The future does not exist, because nobody has ever experienced it. You can only ever experience a present moment.

Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.

Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being.

When work is no more than a means to an end, it cannot be of high quality.

By watching the mechanics of the mind, you step out of its resistance patterns, and you can then allow the present moment to be.

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.