As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve.

On the deepest level, what I know for sure is that who I am, essentially, is consciousness and consciousness is timeless and it transcends the body; it transcends the psychological "me," the egoic self. Everybody can know themselves as consciousness.

Music is a wonderful way of getting in touch with the stillness within.

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?"

If you find here & now intolerable, you have options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally.

Some people get attached to their practice. They get good at it, but even becoming a good meditator can become a hindrance.

You are the love and joy beneath the pain.