Until presence becomes your predominant state, you may find yourself moving back and forth for a while between the old consciousness and the new, between mind identification and presence.

Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.

Nations consist of individuals. It is for every individual to bring in a different quality - the quality of awakened consciousness - into their lives.

Some people thought I was crazy to have let go of all the worldly things I had "achieved." They didn't understand that I didn't want or need any of that anymore.

We are in the final stages of egoic madness. Almost the whole world is fighting each other.

Awareness and ego cannot coexist.

To the ego, loving and wanting are the same, whereas true love has no wanting in it, no desire to possess or for your partner to change.