We're constantly waking up to what we're about, what we're really doing in our lives. And the fact is, that's painful. But there's no possibility of freedom without this pain.
Joko BeckAwareness is our true self; it's what we are. So we don't have to try to develop awareness; we simply need to notice how we block awareness with our thoughts, our fantasies, our opinions, and our judgments. We're either in awareness, which is our natural state, or we're doing something else.
Joko BeckWe have to face the pain we have been running from. In fact, we need to learn to rest in it and let its searing power transform us.
Joko BeckAll I can be is who I am right now; I can experience that and work with it. That's all I can do. The rest is the dream of the ego.
Joko Beck