Intellect tries to change the external. Enlightenment focuses on changing the internal.

Peace is the choice to overlook differences.

Reactivity is the body’s response to conflict and power struggles.

Willpower is making a choice from the mind. Free will is making a choice from the heart.

Resentment and anger are expressions of the ego.

All conflict arises from opinions and expectations.

The world in the present moment is different from the world of the past. The past is obscure and indistinct, while the world in the present is clear and obvious.

Right, wrong, good, and bad are comparisons the mind creates to turn the simple into the complex.

Conditioning doesn’t change the truth about who you are. It just makes finding out who you are more difficult.

Fear stems from not knowing. It’s the tactic the ego uses to stop the progression of change.