Much suffering, much unhappiness arises when you take each thought that comes into your head for the truth.

To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen. Be present.

Consciousness is a vast ocean and thinking is the waves & ripples on the surface of the ocean.

So really what it comes down to, it's God. Wherever you look, it's God appearing as this, that, that...and what you really love and appreciate in each form is the divine formless out of which each form comes. But to be able to sense that you have to sense it in yourself first. And that is seeing the beauty in everything, that's really what it means.

If you keep your attention in the body as much as possible, you will be anchored in the Now. You won't lose yourself in the external world, and you won't lose yourself in your mind. Thoughts and emotions, fears and desires may still be there to some extent, but they won't take you over.

The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That's all there ever is.

Each person's life – each lifeform, in fact – represents a world, a unique way in which the universe experiences itself.