"The past has no power over the present moment."
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"The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be…"
"The more you are focused on time-past and future-the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is."
"To awaken within the dream is our purpose now. When we are awake within the dream, the ego-created earth-drama comes to an end and a more benign and wonderous dream arises."
"Emotion in itself is not unhappiness. Only emotion plus an unhappy story is unhappiness."
"When your sense of self is no longer tied to thought, is no longer conceptual, there is a depth of feeling, of sensing, of compassion, of loving, that was not there when you were trapped in mental concepts. You are that depth."
"The next step in human evolution is not inevitable, but for the first time in the history of the planet, it can be a conscious choice. Who is making that choice? You are. And who are you? Consciousness that has become conscious of itself."
"Your primary purpose is to enable consciousness to flow into what you do. The secondary purpose is whatever you want to achieve through the doing."
"Just as without silence there could be no sound, you would not exist without the vital formless dimension that is the essence of who you are."
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"The tools of science and technology amplified the effects of the madness of the egoic mind. So the survival of the planet began to be threatened, and with it the survival of humanity."
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"When you look at a tree and perceive its stillness, you become still yourself. You connect with it at a very deep level. You feel a oneness with whatever you perceive in and through stillness."
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"Stress is a form of suffering, but it is accepted as normal. And it is normal in our world."
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"Sense your presence, the naked, unveiled, unclothed beingness. It is untouched by young or old, rich or poor, good or bad, or any other attributes."
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