You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the mind is quiet, keep it quiet. Don't get bored with peace, be in it, go deeper into it.
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajStop imagining yourself being or doing this or that and the realization that you are the source and heart of all will dawn on you.
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajFind what is it that never sleeps and never wakes, and whose pale reflection is our sense of 'I'
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajOnce you realize that the world is your own projection, you are free of it. You need not free yourself of a world that does not exist, except in your own imagination! However is the picture, beautiful or ugly, you are painting it and you are not bound by it. Realize that there is nobody to force it on you, that it is due to the habit of taking the imaginary to be real. See the imaginary as imaginary and be free of fear.
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj