The basis for true change is freedom from negativity. And that's what acceptance implies: no negativity about what is. And then you see what this moment requires: what is it that is required now so that life can express itself more fully?

You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe.

But there's a shift happening in humanity, a shift in consciousness, happening now because it has to happen now.

The ego doesn't know that the source of all energy is within you, so it seeks it outside.

When you always want the next thing, every human being becomes a means to an end.

If I thought it was my identity to be a spiritual teacher, that would be a delusion. It's not an identity. It's simply a function in this world.

Stillness is your essential nature.