To describe or perceive anything, you have to account for what surrounds it.

There are no crests without troughs, no fronts without backs, no on without off.

Common to all color is light itself; common to all sensation is awareness itself.

Our ideas about ourselves obscure more than they reveal.

There is no “owner” of experience—simply experience itself.

When we strain to pay attention, do we really hear, see, and know more clearly?

The names we assign to what we see and hear obscure the essence of color and sound.

Our everyday speech contains many words that refer to nothing at all.

“The ideal place is the place where you are.”

Is your body part of you, or are you inside of it, somewhere between the ears?

Any athletic or artistic pursuit is better accomplished with ease.

Pay close attention to this moment. You might find it offers all you could desire.

There’s no end-goal—just connection to the present moment.

Some examine nature and discover its facts—but fail to marvel at its weirdness.

Abstract thought has given us much, including a false picture of the world.

An illusion manifests when a light moves through space—or a person through time.

Your ego can’t get rid of itself.

The feeling that we’re separate from nature is normal. It’s also misleading.