By a monstrous act of reductionism, the infinite depth of who you are is confused with a sound produced by the vocal cords." (p. 28)

So far for humans it has been the case that ego develops and then humans are stuck with it for the rest of their lives.

When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. The mind itself is a wonderful tool. Dysfunction sets in when you seek your self in it and mistake it for who you are.

When you get into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds and observe the flow of your breath. Become aware of a silent but powerful sense of presence.

It wasn't through the mind, through thinking, that the miracle that is life on earth or your body were created and are being sustained.

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form" states the Heart Sutra, one of the best known ancient Buddhist texts. The essence of all things is emptiness.

The brain does not create consciousness, but conciousness created the brain, the most complex physical form on earth, for its expression.