What we call “Presence” is the core of my teaching. Whenever I give talks, the words are meant to point to Presence—or to pure awareness. When you are present, you no longer derive your identity from the stream of thoughts in your head. Rather, you know yourself as the awareness in which all thoughts (and all things, for that matter) arise. The transition from being mind identified to living in Presence is the most important thing in your life. That really is the main purpose of your life, apart from any other personal purpose that you may have. |