What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is?

Ultimately, there is no such thing as "my consciousness," but just the one consciousness and to sense your connectedness with the one (I can sense that continuously, which is why I can say that I know this for sure) to sense that connectedness with the one consciousness that pervades the universe, which in some traditions is called God, to sense that frees you of fear, from anxiety, and takes you to a very deep place of peace, but also of heightened aliveness.

All you need to know and observe in yourself is this: Whenever you feel superior or inferior to anyone, that's the ego in you.

When your sense of self is no longer tied to thought, is no longer conceptual, there is a depth of feeling, of sensing, of compassion, of loving, that was not there when you were trapped in mental concepts. You are that depth.

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

Stress is extremely harmful to the body. Even mainstream medicine is recognizing how many diseases stress causes.

Now if a teacher gives you a practice, he or she would perhaps point out when you don't need it anymore or you realize yourself when you don't need it anymore.