"Little else in nature [other than human life] exhibits this need to be more than it is. The simplicity of rain, the clarity of a star, the effortlessness of a bird, the single-mindedness of an ant--all are just what they are." (LBoLG p 3) We should now be content with who we are in the present, though we move forward, we cannot try to live as if we already have, and we should be just as content with who and where others in our lives are at in the present...
"When we become preoccupied with what we want or don't want from someone, or what we do or don't approve of, we fail to see that person's goodness, malice, gentleness, sadness, or anything else that is present. This habitual reaction to other people and to everything else in life needlessly complicates our lives and blocks simple enjoyment and peace." (LBoLG p 4)
"A still mind sees what is here. A busy mind sees what is not here. The one who is present is nothing more or less than the one who is present. Therefore, look at the person who is here. We can cover that person with whatever thoughts we wish, but that won't get us a different individual."
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