“Whether I am conscious of it or not, I am one with the cause of all that exists. Whether I know it or not, I am one with all the love in the universe.”

- Thaddeus Golas, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment

I am the Awareness between thoughts … and so are you. All the thoughts you think you are, are ephemeral and insubstantial. Thoughts suddenly appear and then dissolve into conscious space. What is real is conscious space - how amazing! Thoughts have their function and use, but they are not who you really are. You are the vast, shining essence of Energy, of Being. You are the consciousness between and behind and through thought and all apparent manifestation.  Thoughts are made of this essence, as all is.  All reduces to this essence, this conscious space, this luminous emptiness. It is the ground of all being. 

Gratitude!
…for life, for breath, for being alive this moment
…for love, family, friendship
…for consciousness, for creativity
…for learning, exploration, understanding
…for experiences, discoveries, new horizons
…for skills, talents, gifts
…for this life of wonder
…for the energy of being and the simplicity and purity of Now.

The key to meditation is to do it. Spend time each day being completely still and quiet. Set your world aside for a few minutes, go inside and look, feel, and listen in a surrendered and open state. Allow Presence to reveal itself. Of course Presence is present; how could it not be? It is the bottom line truth of who we are; it is the energy of Life. Our directive in meditation and ultimately in our everyday reality is to become conscious of this Presence and to more and more live our lives from this consciousness. 

All reduces to Energy, or Intelligent Presence. This is the true Identity. The chaos, confusion, greed, fear, aggression, and pain of the world is due to mistaken identity. Living in peace, harmony, and fulfillment is dependent upon resolving identity confusion.