You can't think about presence, and the mind can't understand it. Understanding presence is being present.

It is when we are trapped in incessant streams of compulsive thinking that the universe really disintegrates for us, and we lose the ability to sense the interconnectedness of all that exists.

Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.

Be aware that what you think, to a large extent, creates the emotions that you feel. See the link between your thinking and your emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.

The present moment is all you ever have. There is never a time when your life is not 'this moment.' Is this not a fact?

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.

You might say, 'What a dreadful day', without realizing that the cold, the wind, and the rain or whatever condition you react to are not dreadful. They are as they are. What is dreadful is your reaction, your inner resistance to it, and the emotion that is created by that resistance.