The ego wants to want more than it wants to have. And so the shallow satisfaction of having is always replaced by more wanting.

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.

You create a good future by creating a good present.

Inner resistance to whatever arises in the present moment pulls you back into unconsciousness. Inner resistance is some form of negativity, complaining, fear, aggression, or anger. This is important because whenever you complain about what somebody else does you're already beginning to fall into that trap of unconsciousness.

Above all, the only thing you have to heal is the present thought. Get that right and the whole picture will change into one of harmony and joy.

There can be associations - enlightened businesses, for example - that do not work on the basis of us against them or wanting profit as the main motivating force behind what they do.

The ego is a false sense based on mental concepts. It is identification with the body and the mind-primarily identification with thought form.