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"I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very strongly there is an intelligence at work in every flower, in every blade of grass, in every cell of my body. And it is that intelligence that, I wouldn't say created the universe. It is creating the universe. It's an ongoing process."
"Some people awaken spiritually without ever coming into contact with any meditation technique or any spiritual teaching. They may awaken simply because they can't stand the suffering anymore."
"Through the present moment, you have access to the power of life itself, that which has traditionally been called "God." As soon as you turn away from it, God ceases to be a reality in your life, and all you are left with is the mental concept of God, which some people believe in and others deny. Even belief in God is only a poor substitute for the living reality of God manifesting every moment of your life."
"To end the misery that has afflicted the human condition for thousands of years, you have to start with yourself and take responsibility for you inner state at any given moment. That means now"
"When this delusion of utter separateness underlies and governs whatever I think, say, and do, what kind of world do I create?"
"Practice presence -- embrace the place where life happens."
"When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence."
"Words that arise spontaneously out of the state of presence are charged with spiritual power: the power to awaken."
"What is the relationship between awareness and thinking? Awareness is the space in which thoughts exist when that space has become conscious of itself."
"You believe that you are your mind. This is the delusion."
"The ego says, I shouldn't have to suffer, and that thought makes you suffer so much more."
"Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego."
"Although all spiritual teachings originate from the same Source, once they become verbalized and written down they are obviously no more than a collection of words-and a word is nothing more than a signpost."
"The flower of # consciousness needs the mud out of which it grows."
"When the mind loses its density, you become translucent, like the flower. Spirit - the formless - shines through you into the world."
"If the only teacher you have is your suffering, you will need a substantial dose of it for the ego to dissolve. But if the power of spiritual teaching is already at work, then a minor event can dissolve the ego."
"The thinking mind is a useful and powerful tool, but it is also very limiting when it takes over your life completely, when you don't realize that it is only a small aspect of the consciousness that you are."
"A great deal of what people say, think, or do is actually motivate by fear, which of course is always linked with having your focus on the future and being out of touch with the Now. As there are no problems in the Now, there is no fear either."
"Only by awakening can you know the true meaning of that word."
"Something inside you emerges....an innate, indwelling peace, stillness, aliveness. It is the unconditioned, who you are in your essence. It is what you had been looking for in the love object. It is yourself."