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The more awake you are, the less there is of you here. At the very deepest level of Presence, you have disappeared and only God is.

Leonard Jacobson

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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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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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When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.
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Your gift to God is honesty. God's gift to you is truth.
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If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your home. You will have short excursions into the world of the mind, but you never go so far into the mind that you get lost there.
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In the awakened state of Presence, aloneness becomes all-oneness.
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In the awakened state, the mind is either perfectly silent or it is a perfectly clear instrument of expression.
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Everything that occurs in your life is an opportunity for awakening. There are no exceptions!
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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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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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In the present moment, you are beyond all definition. This means that you are no longer defined by the pain and limitations of the past. You are no longer defined by your judgments, opinions or beliefs nor are you defined by the judgment, opinions or beliefs of others.
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It is a mistake to imagine that you can awaken in any kind of permanent way. There is only NOW and so you can only be awake now. Even the idea of permanence is an illusion. The question to ask is 'Am I awake and fully present NOW?' That question arises and is answered in perfect silence.
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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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When you are fully present, you transcend duality and open into Oneness. In Presence, there is power without opposition. There is love without hate, acceptance without judgment and allowing without control.
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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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When you learn to take responsibility for yourselves, then you will start taking responsibility for the planet. The planet is being destroyed by your abandonment of responsibility. You assume that you own the planet. And ownership confers upon you the right to do as you like. You do not own this beautiful planet. You are simply a guest here.
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Me, me, me! Mine, mine, mine! I'm right, I'm right, I'm right. What's in it for me? How do I use this? How do I take advantage of it? This is the way of the ego. Own this within yourself and you will begin to release yourself from it.
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It is far wiser to ask for a question than an answer. When you think you have all the answers, it simply means you have run out of questions.
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