The truth is uncompromising.

In presence, there is no right or wrong, because there is no duality. There is no judgment.

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.

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.

You can be sad for others but you don't have to take on their pain.

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.

If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your home. You will have short excursions into the world of the mind, but you never go so far into the mind that you get lost there.