I belong on this earth in the way that an oak tree does.

Be willing to be where you actually are. In my experience, that is the most inherently meaningful experience you can have.

The everyday, familiar sense of self who lives in time, and that dimension which we've called presence, that is always here, that is still and quiet.

The more we enter our own gifts, the more we feel that sense of proportion. In that sense, I think our life lies in the fulfillment of those potentialities, whatever they may be.

Practice remembrance of the present moment, again and again.

I bring my attention to my hands on the steering wheel and notice how the chatter in my mind begins to fall away as my breathing slows. I'm awake and alive, simply driving the car going where I need to go, on time and in time. A still point of the turning world. With that awareness, I bring my attention into my body, and the body is the doorway to the timeless, because the body is always where we are and always in the present moment.

The American culture especially, and Western culture in general, urges us to not only become the best that we can be, but also win against the competition.