[Relationships] do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out the pain and unhappiness that is already in you

The flower of #‎ consciousness needs the mud out of which it grows.

You are not just a meaningless fragment in an alien universe, briefly suspended between life and death, allowed a few short-lived pleasures followed by pain and ultimate annihilation.

Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.

Always work with the present moment, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.

I can sometimes sit for two hours in a room with almost no thought. Just complete stillness. Sometimes when I go for walks, there's also complete stillness; there's no mental labeling of sense perceptions. There's simply a sense of awe or wonder or openness, and that's beautiful.

Practice presence -- embrace the place where life happens.