The joy of Being, which is the only true happiness, cannot come to you through any form, possession, achievement, person, or event - through anything that happens. That joy cannot come to you - ever. It emanates from the formless dimension within you, from consciousness itself and thus is one with who you are.

The philosopher Descartes believed he had found the most fundamental truth when he made his famous statement: "I think, therefore I am." He had, in fact, given expression to the most basic error: to equate thinking with Being and identity with thinking. The compulsive thinker, which means almost everyone, lives in a state of apparent separateness, in an insanely complex world of continuous problems and conflict, a world that reflects the ever-increasing fragmentation of the mind.

To end the misery that has afflicted the human condition for thousands of years, you have to start with yourself and take responsibility for you inner state at any given moment. That means now

My sense of identity broke down and was replaced by something that is very hard to put into words. Awareness, Consciousness.

All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being.

...there are two ways of being unhappy: One is not getting what you want, and the other is getting what you want.

The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be.