When you are present, your mind is silent. Free of opinions, concepts and beliefs and free of projections from the past and anxiety about the future, it is a perfectly clear instrument of expression. And the expression comes from the center of your Being.

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

When you are present, you are transcendent of the mind and ego and so you can witness your mind and ego. You can be conscious of your thoughts without being lost in them when they arise.

It is not until you awaken and become fully present that you will realize that you have not been present. It is not until you awaken that you will realize you have been asleep, dreaming that you are awake.

True power arises in knowing what you want, knowing what you don't want, expressing it clearly and lovingly without attachment to the outcome.

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.

Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you.