That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.

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.

Consciousness is a vast ocean and thinking is the waves & ripples on the surface of the ocean.

All you need to know and observe in yourself is this: Whenever you feel superior or inferior to anyone, that's the ego in you.

A simple but radical spiritual practice is to accept whatever arises in the Now, within and without.

The other person's presence ultimately is the same as your presence, because it is in presence that there is true meeting.

People are amazed to realize they can enjoy the moment rather than be stressed by it when hurrying to an appointment. You can enjoy the energy movement of the moment when you do not have a mental projection of a future moment you need to get to. You still know that you need to get there, but it is the secondary consideration.