There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.

When you are caught in the mind, your past defines you. When you are present, you are beyond definition.

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

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

The only moment ever available to you is the present moment. Everything else is memory or imagination.

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.

Each new moment presents an opportunity for conscious choice. We can choose to let go of the past. We can choose to be here now. We can choose to accept responsibility for ourselves. . . . We can choose to awaken. Or we can choose to remain asleep and unconscious.