When you accept what is, every moment is the best moment. That is enlightenment.

When you become aware of silence, immediately there is that state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective human conditioning.

Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.

If you cannot be at ease with yourself when you are alone, you will seek a relationship to cover up your unease. You can be sure that the unease will then reappear in some other form within the relationship, and you will probably hold your partner responsible for it.

Make it a habit to ask yourself: What’s going on inside me at this moment? That question will point you in the right direction. But don’t analyze, just watch. Focus your attention within.

If you suddenly feel very light, clear, and deeply at peace, that is an unmistakable sign that you have truly surrendered.

If you resist what happens, you are at the mercy of what happens, and your world will determine your happiness and unhappiness.

Life is the dancer, and you are the dance.

Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.

Eckhart Tolle