I'm using myself as a typical 20th century model as I'm trying to make sense out of the world around me.
From tiny, tiny waves of joy, one gets to the ocean of happiness, which is called bliss.
All speech, action and behavior are fluctuations of consciousness. All life emerges from, and is sustained in, consciousness. The whole universe is the expression of consciousness. The reality of the universe is one unbounded ocean of consciousness in motion.
Don't go for what you know you can get. Go for what you really want.
Naturalness is the basis of effectiveness. If one poses to be something else, one loses the charm of naturalness. The result is that one accumulates stress.
Don't fight darkness. Bring the light, and darkness will disappear.
It may take a little self-discipline - be simple, be kind, stay rested. Attend to your own inner-health and happiness.
I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.
I didn't understand that when you make love, you actually do MAKE love. Stir things. Affect each other. The breath that escapes from me is dazzled. He breathes it in with a gasp.
When the book comes out it may hurt you - but in order for me to do it, it had to hurt me first. I can only tell you about yourself as much as I can face about myself.
My name is George Smoot III, and I am smarter than a fifth-grader.