Creativity arises out of the state of thoughtless presence in which you are more awake than when you are immersed in thinking.

The mind loves to be given more. More of anything. It's looking for more of whatever it is to feel more fulfilled. The mind wants more in order to give "the story of me" a more satisfying conclusion.

There are deeper things in life than for things to have to be "interesting". A sunrise is not interesting. It's vaster and deeper than that.There are deeper things in yourself than what's interesting

In Shakespeare's words, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”You might say, “What a dreadful day!” Without realizing that the cold, the wind, and the rain or whatever cond

“Just be yourself” is good advice, but it can also be misleading. The mind will come in and say, “Let's see. How can I be myself?” Then, the mind will develop some kind of strategy: “How to be myse