Wanting something to make you happy is a sure way to be miserable.
The ways of the mind are ancient, but you are timeless
Be willing that any feeling can visit your house.
When the raindrop touches the ocean, can it tell a story.
When you drop all your ideas, fantasies and projections about who you are and what freedom is and remain completely empty, this is freedom.
As far as the search for truth is concerned, 98% of our thinking is rubbish. The remaining 2% is garbage. Throw it all out and be empty! Truth cannot be caught by intellect alone - grace is needed.