Thinking without awareness is the main dilemma of human existence.

Be alert as you watch a dog at play or at rest. Let the animal teach you to feel at home in the now, to celebrate life by being completely present. You just watch the tail ... with some dogs you just look at them - just a little look is enough - and their tail goes ...'Life is good! Life is good!' And they are not telling themselves a story of why life is good. It's a direct realization.

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

One only needs to read twentieth-century history to see that it has been the climax of human madness, if it's measured in terms of human violence inflicted on other humans.

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.

A work of art comes out of a state of deep stillness.

If I thought it was my identity to be a spiritual teacher, that would be a delusion. It's not an identity. It's simply a function in this world.