Life is rooted in reality - not in your thoughts and emotions.

There is so much in this cosmos that is sound, and there is so much more that is silence.

In the most basic form, misery means you are thinking or feeling something you do not like. Joy means what you like is happening in your thought and emotion.

Without the necessary energy, being aware is extremely difficult. That’s why sadhana – to stir up the energy.  

Being a seeker of truth means refusing to make assumptions about things that you do not know.