The great teachings unanimously emphasize that all the peace, wisdom,
and joy in the universe are already within us; we don't have to gain,
develop, or attain them. Like a child standing in a beautiful park with
his eyes shut tight, there's no need to imagine trees, flowers, deer,
birds and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is
already here, who we already are--as soon as we stop pretending we're
small or unholy. I could characterize nearly any spiritual practice as
simply being: identify and stop, identify and stop, identify and stop.
Identify the myriad forms of delusion we place upon ourselves, and
muster the courage to stop each one. Little by little deep inside us,
the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we
already are. /Tat Twam Asi / (Thou Art That).
--Bo Lozoff, from /365 Nirvana, Here and Now/ by Josh Baran
