Enlightenment means rising above thought, not falling back to a level below thought, the level of an animal or a plant. In the enlightened state, you still use your thinking mind when needed, but in a much more focused and effective way than before.

But there's a shift happening in humanity, a shift in consciousness, happening now because it has to happen now.

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

Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do is 'ride the wave'.

You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.

You need to learn to be with the suffering that inevitably arises in your life.

Be aware of your breathing as often as you are able, whenever you remember. Do that for one year, and it will be powerfully transformative. And it's free.