/ A little soihtemng to add to this.Some quotes that touched me, that I re-read many times over and that I would like to share.Eckhart Tolle- A New Earth- Awakening to Your Life’s PurposeThe physical need for food, water, shelter, clothing, and basic comforts could be easily met for all humans on the planet, were it not for the imbalance of resources created by the insane and rapacious need for more, the greed of the ego.How to be at peace now? By making peace with the present moment. The present moment is the field on which the game of life happens. It cannot happen anywhere else then the present moment, see what happens, what you can do or choose to do or rather what life does through you. There are three words that convey the secret of the art of living, the secret of all success and happiness: ONE WITH LIFE.Being one with life is being one with NOW. You then realize that you don’t live your life, but life lives you. Life is the dancer and you are the dance.To awaken within the dream is our purpose now. When we awake within the dream, the ego-created earth-drama comes to an end and a more benign and wondrous dream arises. This is the NEW EARTH.The joy of BEING, which is the only true happiness, cannot come to you through any form, possession, achievement, person or event- through anything that happens. That joy cannot come to you ever. It emanates from the formless dimension within you, from consciousness itself and thus is one with who you are.Some people feel more alive when they travel and visit unfamiliar places or foreign countries because at those times sense perception- experiencing takes up more of their consciousness than thinking. They become more present.You need to lose yourself to find yourself. Whenever you let go of one of these patterns, you de-emphasize who you are on the level of form and who you are beyond from emerges more fully.YOU BECOME LESS, SO YOU CAN BECOME MORE.The stronger the ego, the stronger the sense of separateness between people. The only actions that do not cause opposing reactions are those that are aimed at the GOOD OF ALL. They are inclusive, not exclusive. They join; they don’t separate. They are not for “my” country but for ALL of humanity, not for “my” religion but for the emergence of consciousness in ALL human beings, not for “my” species but for ALL sentient beings and ALL of nature.The modalities of awakened doing are acceptance, enjoyment and enthusiasm.When you make the present moment, instead of the past and future, the focal point of your life, your ability to enjoy what you do and with it the quality of your life increases dramatically. Joy is the dynamic aspect of being.In fact, there is nothing of significance that you can do by yourself. Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy and all you have to do is “ride the wave”.A new species is arising on the planet. It is arising NOW and YOU ARE IT!- CM