In this very moment
If you say, 'Am I practicing in order to get enlightened?' the answer is yes. But that sounds stupid to me. The process of liberation is right now. Anyone who has practiced for a while knows there are dramatic openings�that �Wow!� where you see things very clearly. It helps a lot when you have that. But throughout any ordinary day there are so many small ways where, if you pay attention, you can see how you're suffering unnecessarily. Awareness sees it and in the seeing of it, there's letting go and you've liberated yourself. So liberation isn't just a goal. It's actually a practice. You are liberating yourself in this moment, and that's all we'll ever have, these moments. If you have even a little glimpse of clear mind, or that in us which is untouched by any kind of cultural conditioning, it's hard to settle for anything less.
- Larry Rosenberg, "
The Art of Doing Nothing"
