You can marry the Buddha, and after a few months you will find on the human form the Buddha, too, has his limitations. There may be things that the mind reacts to and irritates you about the Buddha. "Why is he sitting over there in meditation?"

The other person's presence ultimately is the same as your presence, because it is in presence that there is true meeting.

Enthusiasm cannot be a continuous state. It comes in waves.

Stress means there is something wrong, and you are not aligned with life.

Whatever is arising in this moment, whatever condition, is part of the isness of life and therefore accepting it fully makes you an expression of the enormous power of life itself-true intelligence, which only comes when you stop obstructing the power of the present moment.

...whenever there is inspiration...and enthusiasm...there is a creative empowerment that goes far beyond what a mere person is capable of.

Stillness is your essential nature.