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It's not them, it's you. It's not there, it's here. It's not then, it's now.

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THE JOURNEY IS FROM HERE TO HERE. AND THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN ARRIVE IS NOW.
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It disguises it’s thoughts as your thoughts, it’s feelings with your feelings, you think it’s you.
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How does silence find its way out of that noisy, chattering mind? That endless maze of thought, concept, opinion, belief? How does perfect silence and pure consciousness find its way out of that maze? Very simply: Bring yourself present with something that's HERE, in the moment. Then you'll be HERE again.
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When you awaken, you will see that this is Heaven on Earth, and everything in physical form is the body of God.
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The past is gone. The future never arrives. In truth, there is no life outside of this moment!
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You spend very little time in the present moment. Reality exists only in the present moment. Therefore you spend very little time in reality.
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Each new moment presents an opportunity for conscious choice. We can choose to let go of the past. We can choose to be here now. We can choose to accept responsibility for ourselves. . . . We can choose to awaken. Or we can choose to remain asleep and unconscious.
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To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty, drink. If you are lonely, call a friend for tea. If you are overwhelmed with too much company, then get away by yourself.
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You cannot be present in an abstract way. Presence is not about disappearing into nothingness. You can only be present with something that is actually here.
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Beyond all experience is the one who is experiencing. Beyond all change is the One who never changes.
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One of the great dangers on the spiritual path is that the ego becomes spiritualized. The ego loves to think of itself as spiritually evolved. It is just another way that it manages to feel important and in control. It is very difficult to free yourself from an enlightened ego.
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True power arises in knowing what you want, knowing what you don't want, expressing it clearly and lovingly without attachment to the outcome.
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If you fully awaken, you will not know yourself. Understand this, and you will understand all.
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The only moment ever available to you is the present moment. Everything else is memory or imagination.
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I cannot tell you anything that you don't already know, but it is known in silence.
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Surrender the dream and the truth will be revealed.
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When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.
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Awakening is about liberating yourself from the prison that is the world of the mind and daring to be here as all that you are.
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If you really know how to ask the question 'Who am I?' you will inevitably be delivered into that state of silence and pure consciousness that is your true Being. The question 'Who am I?' will ultimately deliver you into the 'I am' of you.
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Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you.
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