If peace is really what you want, then you will choose peace.

All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present.

Instead of making up stories, stay with the facts. For example, "I am ruined" is a story. It limits you and prevents you from taking effective action. "I have 50 cents left in my bank account" is a fact.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose

As long as we define ourselves in terms of our pain and our problems, we will never be free from them.

The world can only change from within.

Awareness is the power that is concealed within the present moment. This is why we may also call it Presence.