A great deal of what people say, think, or do is actually motivate by fear, which of course is always linked with having your focus on the future and being out of touch with the Now. As there are no problems in the Now, there is no fear either.

The pas has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that.

Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself.

Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose. Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.

Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness.

every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in.

If you have a strong ego [and] something good happens to an acquaintance of yours, [it] makes you feel bad. It's called envy. ... The ego thinks something has been taken away from you because somebody else has received something good. It's a complete illusion, but that's the madness of the ego.