Some people are stuck in tedious things, like their jobs, and they are bored. Other people experience one stressful thing after another.

When there's a teacher who embodies presence, then it seems to come for a while through that opening. The teacher is an opening to presence.

Only by awakening can you know the true meaning of that word.

Some people get attached to their practice. They get good at it, but even becoming a good meditator can become a hindrance.

Suffering begins when you mentally label a situation as bad. That causes an emotional contraction. When you let it be, without naming it, enormous power is available to you. The contraction cuts you off from that power, the power of life itself.

Your inner purpose is an essential part of the purpose of the whole, the universe and its emerging intelligence. Your outer purpose can change over time. It varies greatly from person to person. Finding and living in alignment with the inner purpose is the foundation for fulfilling your outer purpose. It is the basis for true success.

The modalities of awakened doing are acceptance, enjoyment, and enthusiasm. Each one represents a certain vibrational frequency of consciousness. You need to be vigilant to make sure that one of them operates whenever you are engaged in doing anything at all – from the most simple task to the most complex.