Going Beyond Thought

The human condition : lost in thought .

Most people spend their entire life imprisoned within the confines of their own thoughts .They never go beyond a narrow , mind-made , personalized sense of self that is conditioned by the past .

In you , as in each human being , there is a dimension of consciousness far deeper than thought .It is the very essence of who you are .We may call it presence , awareness , the unconditioned consciousness .In the ancient teachings , it is the Christ within , or your Buddha nature .

Eckhart Tolle