Thinking is compulsive: you can't stop, or so it seems. It is also addictive: you don't even want to stop, at least not until the suffering generated by the continuous mental noise becomes unbearable.

The little saying, 'Be still and know that I Am God' ... contains the entire wisdom of religion in those few words.

Often suffering is the trigger, or a spiritual teaching, or both. Call it readiness, or grace. This is the beginning of the awakening process.

Use whatever challenge comes into your life as a kind of fuel for the flame of consciousness. That is done through surrender to what is. Some people may need more of that than others. If you choose presence in your daily life you may not need the drastic challenges.

The fullness of life is only accessible in the present moment.

Each human needs to find his or her timeless and formless essence identity

When you always want the next thing, every human being becomes a means to an end.