The more awake you are, the less there is of you here. At the very deepest level of Presence, you have disappeared and only God is.

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

To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty, drink. If you are lonely, call a friend for tea. If you are overwhelmed with too much company, then get away by yourself.

If you’re truly present in this moment, then you are a Buddha. At least for this moment!

If you can see it, hear it, feel it, taste it, touch it, or smell it, you can be present with it. It is of the present moment, and so it brings to you the opportunity to be present with it.

It's not them, it's you. It's not there, it's here. It's not then, it's now.

The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and has nothing to do with the present moment.