Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult, but it also places you at an advantage as far as enlightenment is concerned. It takes you out of unconsciousness almost by force.

When this delusion of utter separateness underlies and governs whatever I think, say, and do, what kind of world do I create?

If there were nothing but thought in you, you wouldn't even know you are thinking. You would be like a dreamer who doesn't know he is dreaming. When you know you are dreaming, you are awake within the dream.

If you are not in alignment with the moment, life is a struggle. Really, all you have to do is take responsibility for your inner alignment with now.

The formless dimension of life is this moment. This moment is timeless and formless - the eternal itself.

Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.

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