If sequestered pain made a sound, the atmosphere would be humming all the time.

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

How soon will we accept this opportunity to be fully alive before we die? (88)

[D]on’t cling to your self-righteous suffering, let it go. . . . Nothing is too good to be true, let yourself be forgiven. To the degree you insist that you must suffer, you insist on the suffering of others as well. (90)

Clearly, all fear has an element of resistance and a leaning away from the moment. Its dynamic is not unlike that of strong desire except that fear leans backward into the last safe moment while desire leans forward toward the next possibility of satisfaction. Each lacks presence. (29)

It is trust in our vast 'don't know' that allows room for the truth, that allows the next intuition to float to the surface.

Buddha left a road map, Jesus left a road map, Krishna left a road map, Rand McNally left a road map. But you still have to travel the road yourself