Living in the present is the instant perception of beauty and the great delight in it without seeking pleasure from it.

I think it is absurd to give such tremendous importance to the distinctions between men and women. When I meet someone I regard that person as a human being. I do not say "This is a man; this is a woman."

You would never hear any song played twice in the same way. The words were retained, but within a certain frame there was great latitude, and the musician could improvise to his heart's content; and the more the variations and combinations, the greater the musician.

Observe, and in that observation there is neither the "observer" nor the "observed" - there is only observation taking place.

To seek fulfillment is to invite frustration.

I don't mind what happens.

So through identification you have pleasure and pain.