Awakening is not something you achieve. It is something you relax into.

In the awakened state, the mind is either perfectly silent or it is a perfectly clear instrument of expression.

The fact that we are aware of ourselves is both our greatest curse and also our greatest blessing.

When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.

You cannot be present in an abstract way. Presence is not about disappearing into nothingness. You can only be present with something that is actually here.

If you have a powerful enlightenment experience, do not try to hold on to it, for to do so will take you out of the present moment. You will be caught in the past. You will close the door that gave rise to the experience in the first place.

If you want to know who you are, look into the true mirror. The flower will reflect your beauty. The sky will reflect your vastness. The ocean will reflect your depth. The child will reflect your innocence. But if you look into the mirror that is unconscious humanity, you are looking into the wrong mirror. Your reflection will be distorted by their projections.