The moment that judgement stops through acceptance of what it is, you are free of the mind. You have made room for love, for joy, for peace.

The problems that we are facing are multiplying on the planet - economic, environmental, social, political upheaval, the list goes on. It's a time of change and transition and, as I see it, we are entering a new state of consciousness. It's a transition between one state of consciousness and another. It's an evolutionary leap that is happening.

Be present as the watcher of your mind - of your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions in various situations. Be at least as interested in your reactions as in the situation or person that causes you to react.

[Relationships] do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out the pain and unhappiness that is already in you

Vigilance in oneself is very important. Vigilance means to be alert to what happens inside, so you can catch an old, collective habit pattern.

Creativity arises out of the state of thoughtless presence in which you are much more awake than when you are engrossed in thinking.

Stillness is the only thing in this world that has no form. But then, it is not really a thing, and it is not of this world.