The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane.

Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose. Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.

Acceptance means: For now, this is what this situation, this moment, requires me to do, and so I do it willingly.

You are the Universe expressing itself as a human for a little while.

In this state of inner connectedness, you are much more alert, more awake than in the mind-identified state. You are fully present. It also raises the vibrational frequency of the energy field that give life to the physical body.

I have seen cases where people seemed to become totally free of ego, and at some point in their lives the ego came back. It has happened, for example, to some spiritual teachers. At some point in their lives, they began to identify again with form.

I'm grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.