Humans are potentially capable of living in a state of consciousness compared to which normal wakefulness is like sleeping or dreaming.

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

Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?

Your primary purpose is to enable consciousness to flow into what you do. The secondary purpose is whatever you want to achieve through the doing.

Each person's life – each lifeform, in fact – represents a world, a unique way in which the universe experiences itself.

People believe that when they say "yes" to this moment, things won't change anymore. They're afraid that if they accept what is, whatever form this moment takes, they're going to be stuck forever in this moment that they don't like: this job or relationship or whatever situation they're in that they don't like. But this is not true.

True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises and becomes an essential part of the relationship. But true listening is a rare skill. Usually, the greater part of a person's attention is taken up by their thinking. At best, they may be evaluating your words or preparing the next thing to say. Or they may not be listening at all, lost in their own thoughts.