If we are in the same state of mind, we just self-reflect, things are dull and gray and kind of boring.

Once you've done that, push the thought of no thought away.

All of the previously described techniques can be practiced with your eyes open and closed. Most people find that it is easier initially to practice meditation with their eyes closed.

Learn to let go. You do it a little at a time.

When you look at a couch you don't really see the couch. You see the couch as perceived by a state of mind.

This is only a small part of the totality. From this island earth we see only a fragment of creation and its knowledge.

Enlightenment is a timeless void. It's an emptiness that's filled with the most excellent light.