You are the love and joy beneath the pain.

Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now, and if the past cant prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?

Presence is a state of inner spaciousness

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.

People can't live with themselves much longer. The planet cannot live with humans much longer! We have the weaponry, destruction of the planet, pollution, destruction of forests, countless manifestations of humans using their intelligence in the service of the dysfunction, the madness. It's a strange juxtaposition. Humans are intelligent, but if you look at history or even watch TV, they're also incredibly stupid.

Awareness is the greatest agent for change.

Some people get attached to their practice. They get good at it, but even becoming a good meditator can become a hindrance.