A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt 
by Bert McCoy

A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt  contains 1,281 quotes.

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"Desirelessness is the true liberator." ~Bert McCoy
"A wise man avoids living in the past or future." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking pleasure brings pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
"When the mind's still, Truth can be lived." ~Bert McCoy
"Amnesia makes the dream believable." ~Bert McCoy
"Immortality is right now... no past no future." ~Bert McCoy
"All real magic comes from within." ~Bert McCoy
"Emptiness is source energy." ~Bert McCoy
"There's no destiny in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Pure listening saves us from the noise." ~Bert McCoy
"Language has limitations... silence does not." ~Bert McCoy
"Quality words make quality relationships." ~Bert McCoy
"All drama is mind created." ~Bert McCoy
"The stream of life flows faster than the leaf can ponder." ~Bert McCoy
"When the  pot breaks, the space escapes." ~Bert McCoy
"The stream of life flows faster than the leaf can ponder." ~Bert McCoy
"All minds are magicians, they like to play tricks." ~Bert McCoy
"The river of life flows faster than the leaf can ponder." ~Bert McCoy
"Truth is the true substratum." ~Bert McCoy
"The vastness of the sky is reflected in a single dew drop." ~Bert McCoy
"We're in control when we no longer want to be in control." ~Bert McCoy
"Like and dislike have no place in truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization requires all concepts, beliefs, and traditions be forgotten." ~Bert McCoy
"Unwavering faith is the true religion." ~Bert McCoy
​"Beliefs are weak; knowing shines true." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're unhappy because we haven't gone deep enough." ~Bert McCoy
​"False identification makes us miserable." ~Bert McCoy

"We're unhappy because we haven't gone deep enough." ~Bert McCoy


"The river of life flows faster than the leaf can ponder." ~Bert McCoy


"A quiet mind awakens innate energies." ~Bert McCoy​


 "We suffer in life because we have wrong ideas." ~Bert McCoy

"Obedience to the present moment is the beginning of wisdom." ~Bert McCoy​

"We suffer in life because of wrong ideas." ~Bert McCoy


​"We suffer in life because we have wrong ideas." ~Bert McCoy
"You can still be brilliant with no degrees." ~Bert McCoy

"To be at peace, one must stay quiet and go with the flow of life." ~Bert McCoy


"When you watch the mind... who is the one who is watching?" ~Bert McCoy

"It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize your true Self." ~Bert McCoy

"Mental peace is not the real Peace." ~Bert McCoy

"Thought distracts us from the peace within." ~Bert McCoy

"Experiencing peace and bliss is different than being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy

​"Shape and color may change, but all is the Self." ~Bert McCoy

​"Experiencing peace and bliss can be a trap to being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy

"Thought is a coward, It runs and hides when we look for it." ~Bert McCoy

"One must be simple to understand spiritual truth." ~Bert McCoy

"Attainment of what's outside of us adds bondage." ~Bert McCoy

"See the Good, and you'll see God everywhere." ~Bert McCoy

"Forgetfulness is a widespread disease." ~Bert McCoy

"When we realize there's nothing more to achieve, we realize we're One." ~Bert McCoy

"Find where thoughts come from, and remove all suffering." ~Bert McCoy

"The ego-mind needs reassurance; the heart doesn't bother." ~Bert McCoy

"Attachment to meditation is still an attachment." ~Bert McCoy
"The constant chatter of the mind never brings peace." ~ Bert McCoy
"Nothing threatens a corrupt system more than an old concept disguised as something new." ~Bert McCoy

"Without stagnation, the water flows freely." ~Bert McCoy

"Emptiness is the sovereign king." ~Bert McCoy

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​"May the words that flow through me heal the world." ~Bert McCoy


​"We suffer in life because we allow the ego-mind to choose." ~Bert McCoy

"God is here and now; there is no past or future." ~Bert McCoy


​"Don't let meditation turn into spiritual entertainment." ~Bert McCoy

"When we grow in love we grow in action." ~Bert McCoy

"Don't let meditation turn into spiritual entertainment." ~Bert McCoy


"When you are yourself, there's no one else to be." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let meditation turn into spiritual entertainment." ~Bert McCoy


"When you are yourself, there's no one else to be." ~Bert McCoy


"When you are yourself, there's no one else to be." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let meditation turn into entertainment." ~Bert McCoy

"When you watch the mind... who is the one who is watching?" ~Bert McCoy

"It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize your true Self." ~Bert McCoy


"When we realize there's nothing more to achieve, we realize we're One." ~Bert McCoy


"When we realize there's nothing more to achieve, we realize we're One." ~Bert McCoy
"The Ocean is the same for all who enter." ~Bert McCoy

"Thought distracts us from the peace within." ~Bert McCoy


"See the Good, and you'll see God everywhere." ~Bert McCoy
"Not knowing one's priorities limits our growth." ~Bert McCoy

"When we realize there's nothing more to achieve, we realize we're One." ~Bert McCoy

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"Be calm and be free." ~Bert McCoy
"The world offers bondage... be careful what you choose." ~Bert McCoy

"Find where thoughts come from, and remove all suffering." ~Bert McCoy


"The ego-mind needs reassurance; the heart doesn't bother." ~Bert McCoy


"Attachment to meditation is still an attachment." ~Bert McCoy


"Nothing threatens a corrupt system more than an old concept disguised as something new." ~Bert McCoy


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"One must be simple to understand spiritual truth." ~Bert McCoy


"Attainment of what's outside of us adds bondage." ~Bert McCoy


"See the Good, and you'll see God everywhere." ~Bert McCoy



"Thought is a coward, It runs and hides when we look for it." ~Bert McCoy


​"Shape and color may change, but all is the Self." ~Bert McCoy


​"Experiencing peace and bliss can be a trap to being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


"Experiencing peace and bliss is different than being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


"Mental peace is not the real Peace." ~Bert McCoy


"Find where thoughts come from, and remove all suffering." ~Bert McCoy


"Thought distracts us from the peace within." ~Bert McCoy


"I win when I accept what is." ~Bert McCoy


"Spiritual seekers think they need a way to reach Themselves." ~Bert McCoy


"Forgetfulness is a widespread disease." ~Bert McCoy


"See the Good, and you'll see God everywhere." ~Bert McCoy


"Attainment of what's outside of us adds bondage." ~Bert McCoy


​"Shape and color may change, but all is the Self." ~Bert McCoy

"The mind is complicated... the heart is simple." ~Bert McCoy
"One must be simple to understand spiritual truth." ~Bert McCoy
"To seek toys and experiences or to seek Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy

"Thought is a coward, It runs and hides when we look for it." ~Bert McCoy


​"Experiencing peace and bliss can be a trap to being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy



"Experiencing peace and bliss is different than being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


"It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize our true Self." ~Bert McCoy


"Thought distracts us from the peace within." ~Bert McCoy
"Silence can fix all so-called problems." ~Bert McCoy

 "Spiritual seekers think they need a way to reach Themselves." ~Bert McCoy
"The mind limits us, and the heart sets us free." ~Bert McCoy

"Mental peace is not the real Peace." ~Bert McCoy
"The heart is a better counselor than the head." ~Bert McCoy

"Don't let meditation turn into your entertainment." ~Bert McCoy
"Samsara is Maya's board game." ~Bert McCoy
"When you are free from the search for the Self, you are the Self." ~Bert McCoy

"It takes time to build a prison, and no time to destroy it." ~Bert McCoy


"World on our shoulders... melt into this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"The present moment is free from fear of the past and future." ~Bert McCoy
"People change by peeling through the layers." ~Bert McCoy
"Love makes no distinctions between good and bad." ~Bert McCoy
"Once you're free, you'll realize how little you truly need." ~Bert McCoy

"Love burns away all concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy


"Take pride in nothing that is transient." ~Bert McCoy


"An ounce of ego takes pounds and pounds of flesh." ~Bert McCoy


"The simple is profound... The complex contains pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy

"Leave the gate to the mind open, and the animals will surely run wild." ~Bert McCoy
"The ocean is God, and we are the fish." ~Bert McCoy
"It's difficult to teach a student who doesn't want to learn."
~Bert McCoy

"Some fish have a hard time finding the Ocean." ~Bert McCoy


"When the drop reaches the ocean, it's no longer a drop." ~Bert McCoy


"World on our shoulders... melt into this present moment." ~Bert McCoy


"No-Mind is our true home." ~Bert McCoy


"Being respectful is always the smartest play." ~Bert McCoy


"When thoughts in the head stop... enjoy the silence." ~Bert McCoy


"What the mind easily forgets, the body remembers." ~Bert McCoy


"To wallow in grief or to live with courage... this is the true question." ~Bert McCoy


"This life experience makes us appreciate our innate perfection." ~Bert McCoy


"Carrying regret slows down our growth." ~Bert McCoy


"We have the power to say no to our thoughts." ~Bert McCoy


"There's never nothing wrong... all is as it should be." ~Bert McCoy


"Be aloof to the transient, and all of life will make sense." ~Bert McCoy
"To learn from screens or human beings... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy

"Just as you would set a clock to the correct time, set your mind to the present moment." ~Bert McCoy


"Be aloof to the transient, and You are life itself." ~Bert McCoy


"The peace and love within us allow us to see peace and love without." ~Bert McCoy


"As soon as we need money, we start listening." ~Bert McCoy
"The world is a game. We don’t control the pieces, but we choose how to play." ~ Bert McCoy
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"The mind's maze reeks of chaos." ~Bert McCoy


"Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between the shepherd and the wolf." ~Bert McCoy


"Quiet minds dwell in beauty." ~Bert McCoy


"Mental pride is an obstacle to freedom." ~Bert McCoy


"To uncover our greatest treasure, we must remove many masks." ~Bert McCoy


"To wallow in grief or to live with courage... this is the true question." ~Bert McCoy​


​"When we grow in love we grow in action." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let meditation turn into spiritual entertainment." ~Bert McCoy


"When you are yourself, there's no one else to be." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let meditation turn into entertainment." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let meditation turn into your entertainment." ~Bert McCoy


"When we grow in love we grow in action." ~Bert McCoy


"No road is as important as the road you're already on." ~Bert McCoy


"You don't get rid of a ghost; you realize there's no ghost to get rid of." ~Bert McCoy


​ "No road is as important as the road you're already on." ~Bert McCoy



"You don't get rid of a ghost; you realize there's no ghost to get rid of." ~Bert McCoy



"When you watch the mind... who is the one who is watching?" ~Bert McCoy



"When we grow in love we grow in action." ~Bert McCoy



"When you watch the mind... who is the one who is watching?" ~Bert McCoy
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"Don't worry about the thoughts that arise... just notice to whom they arise." ~Bert McCoy


 "It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize our true Self." ~Bert McCoy


"It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize your true Self." ~Bert McCoy
"All excuses cheapen our resolve." ~ Bert McCoy

"We've all been praying to Our greater Self." ~Bert McCoy


"We've all been praying to Ourself." ~Bert McCoy​


 "Spiritual seekers think they need a way to reach Themselves." ~Bert McCoy


​"Mental peace is not the real Peace." ~Bert McCoy​


"Thought distracts us from the peace within." ~Bert McCoy


​ "Experiencing peace and bliss is different than being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


​"Experiencing peace and bliss can be a trap to being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


"Shape and color may change, but all is the Self." ~Bert McCoy


"Thought is a coward, It runs and hides when we look for it." ~Bert McCoy


​"One must be simple to understand spiritual truth." ~Bert McCoy​
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"Attainment of what's outside of us adds bondage." ~Bert McCoy
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"See the Good, and you'll see God everywhere." ~Bert McCoy



"Forgetfulness is a widespread disease." ~Bert McCoy



"The mind's natural state is silence." ~Bert McCoy


"Abandon the complex and embrace the simple." ~Bert McCoy
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"I win when I accept what is." ~Bert McCoy

"The ego-mind is lost without the heart." ~Bert McCoy
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"The minds natural state is silence." ~Bert McCoy
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"Without stagnation, the water flows freely." ~Bert McCoy​



 "Minds are clingy, hearts are fearless." ~Bert McCoy


​"The ego-mind needs reassurance; the heart doesn’t bother." ~Bert McCoy​


​"When we realize there's nothing more to achieve, we realize we're One." ~Bert McCoy
"Sat understands Sat." ~Bert McCoy

"When you are yourself, there's no one else to be." ~Bert McCoy
"Desire and fear belong to the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
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​"Find where thoughts come from, and remove all suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our true face can never be found in a mirror." ~Bert McCoy​
"You are always Parabrahman." ~ Bert McCoy
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​"We've all been praying to Our greater Self." ~Bert McCoy


"We've all been praying to Ourself." ~Bert McCoy

​"To see myself in others or to see others inside myself... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy


"The faster we let go of the past.. the sooner we'll get back into the game." ~Bert McCoy

"To think in words or to delve into silence... this is a true questions." ~ Bert McCoy
"The faster we let go of the past, the sooner we'll get back into the game." ~Bert McCoy
​ “The now is the only doorway to peace of mind.” ~Bert McCoy​


​"To see through this illusion or to be lost in it... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To see through this illusion or to be lost in it... that is the true question." ~Bert McCoy

"An examined life is not worth believing." ~Bert McCoy
"Fighting your battles is not the easy way." ~Bert McCoy
"Joyful play helps us to find our talents." ~Bert McCoy
"Language has limitations... silence does not." ~Bert McCoy​
 "To look within or to distract myself with the outer world... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Quality seeds produce quality fruit." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't get lost in mind games... Love is the goal." ~Bert McCoy
"Quality seed produces quality fruit." ~Bert McCoy

​"The wise are always at ease." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization takes half a second; thus, saying you need time is a hindrance." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization takes a second; saying you need time is a hinderance." ~Bert McCoy
"The changeless causes change." ~Bert McCoy
"All paths lead us back to the One." ~Bert McCoy
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"Without the past and future, water flows freely." ~Bert McCoy
"To be at peace, the intellect must be tempered with the Self." ~Bert McCoy
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"When you are yourself, there's no one else to be." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let meditation turn into spiritual entertainment." ~Bert McCoy


"When we grow in love we grow in action." ~Bert McCoy


"When you watch the mind... who is the one who is watching?" ~Bert McCoy


"It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize your true Self." ~Bert McCoy


"Spiritual seekers think they need a way to reach Themselves." ~Bert McCoy


"It is a mistake to think you must do something to realize our true Self." ~Bert McCoy

"Spiritual seekers think they need a way to reach Themselves." ~Bert McCoy


"Mental peace is not the real Peace." ~Bert McCoy


"Thought distracts us from the peace within." ~Bert McCoy


"Experiencing peace and bliss is different than being Peace and Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


​"Shape and color may change, but all is the Self." ~Bert McCoy

"Thought is a coward, It runs and hides when we look for it." ~Bert McCoy

"One must be simple to understand spiritual truth." ~Bert McCoy


"Attainment of what's outside of us adds bondage." ~Bert McCoy


"The secret to life is to seek the Truth." ~Bert McCoy


"See the Good, and you'll see God everywhere." ~Bert McCoy

"Forgetfulness is a widespread disease." ~Bert McCoy

"I win when I accept what is." ~Bert McCoy

"When we realize there's nothing more to achieve, we realize we're One." ~Bert McCoy

"Find where thoughts come from, and remove all suffering." ~Bert McCoy

"The goal of life is to seek the truth." ~Bert McCoy
"When You are the Self there's nothing to realize." ~Bert McCoy

"Abandon the complex and embrace the simple." ~Bert McCoy


"The mind's natural state is silence." ~Bert McCoy


"The ego-mind is lost without the heart." ~Bert McCoy


"Minds are clingy, hearts are fearless." ~Bert McCoy


"The ego-mind needs reassurance; the heart doesn’t bother." ~Bert McCoy


"Spiritual seekers think they need to find a way to reach Themselves." ~Bert McCoy


"The goal of life is to seek Yourself." ~Bert McCoy


"The goal of life is to seek the truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Find a positive activity and put your heart and mind into it." ~Bert McCoy

"There's no need for an experience to find your true self." ~Bert McCoy


"Stop believing in what the mind says, and soon you will be free." ~Bert McCoy


"Any thought is not the real you." ~Bert McCoy


"If you are great... it's a gift from the Beloved." ~Bert McCoy


"I win when I accept what is." ~Bert McCoy


"The goal of life is to seek the truth... and You are the Truth." ~Bert McCoy

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"The Spirit is louder when the mind is silent." ~Bert McCoy


"Entertaining doubt brings more doubt." ~Bert McCoy


"Thought distracts us from the Beauty within." ~Bert McCoy

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"Attachment to meditation is still an attachment." ~Bert McCoy
"In meditation, less mind is better than more mind." ~Bert McCoy​

"Be calm and the mental noise will acquiesce." ~Bert McCoy
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"Attachment to meditation is an attachment to be transcended." ~Bert McCoy


"Be calm and the mind will acquiesce." ~Bert McCoy
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​"All experiences are traps to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy

​"Emptiness is free from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy

​"Pure listening saves us from the noise." ~Bert McCoy

"To accept what is or to complain about what is... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy



"Truth be told, the ego-mind doesn't actually exist." ~Bert McCoy



"When the mind flow subsides - we awaken." ~Bert McCoy


​"We awaken when the mind flow subsides." ~Bert McCoy

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"To see the world as bondage or to see the world as a magical show... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy


​"Emptiness is an ever flowing well of Bliss." ~Bert McCoy


​ "All I need to know is what I need to know for this present moment." ~Bert McCoy



"Nature is church on steroids." ~Bert McCoy
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​"Only a realized being can recognize a realized being." ~Bert McCoy



"Be interested; but, don't drown yourself." ~Bert McCoy



​"Acceptance of what is always bears fruit." ~Bert McCoy​



"Accepting what is will always bear fruit." ~Bert McCoy



​"A true sage is Grace." ~Bert McCoy
"The goal is simple: to awaken from the world of ignorance." ~Bert McCoy​


​"All effort to be enlightened is entertainment." ~Bert McCoy



"Life is like a pain in the neck, it will soon disappear." ~Bert McCoy



​"The perfect charity is to give yourself to peace and love." ~Bert McCoy



"Only the One who is dreaming the dream is real." ~Bert McCoy



​"We've forgotten how we made the pyramids. What else have we forgotten?" ~Bert McCoy
"The Truth sits with us quietly watching the show." ~Bert McCoy


"Going with the flow of life brings clarity and peace." ~Bert McCoy



​"Live life as a doer and you'll suffer... Live life in the flow and you're awakened." ~Bert McCoy


"Nothing can truly be attained in a dream." ~Bert McCoy



"To run after the world or to turn within... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Trying to be spiritual is like putting clothes on the Sun." ~Bert McCoy​

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​"When we forget our true Self we suffer." ~Bert McCoy

"Life will choose for us... we must learn how to follow." ~Bert McCoy​

​"Ego-minds are easily saddened and easily aroused." ~Bert McCoy



"Time is an obstacle to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy



​​"Time is an obstacle to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy


 "May the words that flow through me help to heal the world." ~Bert McCoy
"You're the infinite Self searching for enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy

 "May the words that flow through me heal the world." ~Bert McCoy
​"The enlightened are contrasted with individuals." ~Bert McCoy

"May the words that flow through me bring beauty to the world." ~Bert McCoy
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"Be calm and the mental noise in the head will die down." ~Bert McCoy​

"Avoid feeding the ego-mind and innate wisdom will be revealed." ~Bert McCoy

"The wise are always at ease." ~Bert McCoy​
"Avoid feeding the ego-mind and Your true nature will be revealed." ~Bert McCoy
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"May the words that flow through me bring beauty to the world." ~Bert McCoy​
"May the words that flow through me bring beauty to the world." ~Bert McCoy
"My wife grounds me; otherwise, I'd fly away." ~Bert McCoy
"May the words that flow through me help to heal the world." ~Bert McCoy
​"May the words that flow through me heal the world." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking you're not realized is an obstacle to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"What we think is what we do; and, what we do is what we think." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking you're not realized is an obstacle to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Time is an obstacle to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Time is an obstacle to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"You can only be in one room at a time; and even then, you'll pick a favorite." ~Bert McCoy
"Ego-minds are easily saddened and easily aroused." ~Bert McCoy
"When we forget our true Self we suffer." ~Bert McCoy
"To run after the world or to turn within... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To search is ignorance; you've always been who you've been searching for." ~Bert McCoy
"Nothing can truly be attained in a dream." ~Bert McCoy
"Emptiness is free from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Self-realization takes but one second to realize; saying you need time is a hinderance." ~Bert McCoy
"Live life as a doer and you'll suffer... Live life in the flow and you're awakened." ~Bert McCoy
"Thought distracts us from the beauty within." ~Bert McCoy
"Going with the flow of life brings clarity and peace." ~Bert McCoy
"The only hinderance to self-realization is thinking you are not realized." ~Bert McCoy
"We've forgotten how we made the pyramids - what else have we forgotten?" ~Bert McCoy
"Be calm and the mental will acquiesce." ~Bert McCoy
"Only the One who is dreaming the dream is real." ~Bert McCoy
"Be calm and the mental noise will acquiesce." ~Bert McCoy
"The perfect charity is to give yourself to peace and love." ~Bert McCoy
"Only a realized being can recognize a realized being." ~Bert McCoy
"All effort to be enlightened is entertainment." ~Bert McCoy
"To accept what is or to complain about what is... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Be calm and be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Truth be told, the ego-mind doesn't actually exist." ~Bert McCoy
"A true sage is Grace." ~Bert McCoy
"To see the world as bondage or to see the world as a magical show... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To see the world as bondage or to see the world as a magical show... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Emptiness is free from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
"Truth be told, the ego-mind doesn't actually exist." ~Bert McCoy
"Emptiness is an ever flowing well of Bliss." ~Bert McCoy
"We awaken when the mind flow subsides." ~Bert McCoy
"When the mind flow subsides - we awaken." ~Bert McCoy
"Searching for yourself through rituals will lengthen your search." ~Bert McCoy
"To give up desire or to live a complicated life... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Nature is church on steroids." ~Bert McCoy
"Be interested; but, don't drown yourself." ~Bert McCoy
"Acceptance of what is always bears fruit." ~Bert McCoy
"Accepting what is will always bear fruit." ~Bert McCoy
"Joyful play helps us to find our talents." ~Bert McCoy
"We see clearly when we accept what is." ~Bert McCoy
"One can be trained in something and still not be very good at it." ~Bert McCoy
"To accept what is or to complain about what is... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"You don't need a concept, belief, or theory to be more loving." ~Bert McCoy

"Grace introduces us to our greater Self." ~Bert McCoy
"The images in the mirror do not affect the mirror." ~Bert McCoy
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​"Emptiness is an ever flowing fountain of possibility." ~Bert McCoy


"Look deeply into any mirror and you'll see fearlessness." ~Bert McCoy


​"The enlightened are in contrast with the individual." ~Bert McCoy


"An enlightened One is contrasted with an individual." ~Bert McCoy


​"Body-mind consciousness is only temporary." ~Bert McCoy


"Don't let the mind talk you into shopping for happiness... the present moment is our happy home." ~Bert McCoy​


​"Self-realization takes only one second; saying you need time is a hinderance." ~Bert McCoy
"We suffer in life because we have wrong ideas." ~Bert McCoy

​"Only eternity knows our time here is limited." ~Bert McCoy
"To be at peace, one must stay quiet and go with the flow of life." ~Bert McCoy

​"The purpose of life is to find thyself." ~Bert McCoy

1078. "Getting drunk on fame will never satisfy our true Self." ~Bert McCoy

"The beggars are here for all of us." ~Bert McCoy
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"Watch idle thoughts, and they will disappear." ~Bert McCoy
"The true book of Love is written in silence." ~Bert McCoy
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"Watch that you're not on the mind's leash again." ~Bert McCoy​

1079. "Only by Grace will we find our way back home." ~Bert McCoy
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​"At the end of the road, you'll find yourself back where you started." ~Bert McCoy

"The enlightened are in contrast with the individual." ~Bert McCoy

​​"Eternity is hidden in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
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​"Self-realization takes a second; saying you need time is a hindrance." ~Bert McCoy



"We suffer in life because we allow the ego-mind to choose." ~Bert McCoy



"Words will never suffice for silence." ~Bert McCoy



"All minds are magicians; they like to play tricks on us." ~Bert McCoy



"All attachments will keep us busy." ~Bert McCoy



"Attachments keep us busy; non-attachment sets us free." ~Bert McCoy

"Nonduality unveils our true Self." ~ Bert McCoy​

"The stream knows more about where the leaf will go than the leaf." ~Bert McCoy

"Beliefs are weak; knowing shines forever." ~Bert McCoy

"Getting drunk on fame will never satisfy our true Self." ~Bert McCoy



"Only by Grace will we find our way back home." ~Bert McCoy



"Watch that you're not on the mind's leash again." ~Bert McCoy



"If you have a vase, fill it with flowers." ~Bert McCoy


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"The beggars are here for all of us." ~Bert McCoy



"Watch idle thoughts, and they will disappear." ~Bert McCoy

"To study to be great or to study to be average... that is the true question." ~Bert McCoy​

"The beggars are here for all of us." ~Bert McCoy

"Trouble comes and goes... you do not." ~Bert McCoy​

"Don't be on the ego-mind's leash." ~Bert McCoy


"A lover and an individual see the world differently." ~Bert McCoy



"To study to be great or to study to be average... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy



​​"It's truer to wear the body, rather than be the body." ~Bert McCoy

"Truth is the true substratum." ~Bert McCoy​

"To wear the body or to be the body... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy


"To dress up the body-mind is body-mind consciousness." ~Bert McCoy

"Seeking pleasure brings pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy​

"The Self doesn't need to be enlightened." ~Bert McCoy



"The Self doesn't need to be enlightened... and You are really the Self." ~Bert McCoy." ~Bert McCoy



​"Wisdom can be heard when the mind is quiet." ~Bert McCoy



"The Self doesn't need to be enlightened." ~Bert McCoy



"The Self doesn't need to be enlightened... and You are the Self." ~Bert McCoy



​"Wisdom can be heard when the mind is quiet." ~Bert McCoy
"You can never find the Truth because You are the Truth." ~Bert McCoy​

​"The big questions in life deserve our contemplation." ~Bert McCoy
"Innate wisdom is contained in every garden." ~Bert McCoy

"My wife and family keeps me grounded; and, keeps me from flying away." ~Bert McCoy

"Like a clay pot, when the body breaks, the space within is set free." ~Bert McCoy​

​"Trying to look impressive is body-mind consciousness." ~Bert McCoy


​"To look at myself or to escape...that is a true question." ~Bert McCoy


​"Conquer the mind and all will be remembered." ~Bert McCoy
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"The Self doesn't need to be enlightened... You are the Self." ~Bert McCoy

​"The Self doesn't need to be enlightened... and You are the Self." ~Bert McCoy


​"The body-mind is all bondage." ~Bert McCoy


"Every tradition is Maya." ~Bert McCoy
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​"No one is realized. No one was ever born or will ever die. Nothing ever happened." ~Bert McCoy

"The Divine doesn't belong to a certain organization." ~Bert McCoy​
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"The Divine doesn't belong to a certain organization." ~Bert McCoy


"To think with words or to trust in silence... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy

​"Books are helpful... at first." ~Bert McCoy


"Weeds provide contrast to the flowers." ~Bert McCoy

"The present moment is our true north." ~Bert McCoy​

​"We are Pure Emptiness... Anything else is illusion." ~Bert McCoy
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"Concepts and beliefs are like clothes... remove them to feel free." ~Bert McCoy

​​​"Concepts and beliefs are like clothes... remove them to be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"A caged bird cannot sing freely." ~Bert McCoy
​"A caged bird can't sing freely." ~Bert McCoy
​"No burden of proof is needed to prove you exist." ~Bert McCoy
"Beliefs are weak; knowing shines true." ~Bert McCoy
"Meditation introduces us to our Divine Self." ~Bert McCoy
"Like and dislike have no place in truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Philosophers ask why, while sages already know." ~Bert McCoy
"A philosopher keeps asking why, while a sage already knows." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our true Self dwells nowhere and everywhere." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Unwavering faith is the true religion." ~Bert McCoy
"Duality is the epitome of traps." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization requires all concepts, beliefs, and traditions be forgotten." ~Bert McCoy
​"A republic is only as good as its teachers." ~Bert McCoy​
"Meditation introduces us to our Divine Self." ~Bert McCoy
"We're in control when we no longer want to be in control." ~Bert McCoy
"Philosophers ask why... sages know why." ~Bert McCoy
"Truth is the true substratum." ~Bert McCoy
"Emptiness is free from concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
"Truth is the only substratum." ~Bert McCoy
"When the eyes are closed the world disappears... when the mind's still the world blooms." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The vastness of the sky is reflected in a single dew drop." ~Bert McCoy
"Strong minds see the illusion as reality, average minds question reality, and weak minds see right through the illusion." ~Bert McCoy
"An examined life is not worth believing." ~Bert McCoy
"The only way to win the game of life is by watching it unfold - not by getting lost in it." ~Bert McCoy
"The stream of life flows faster than the leaf can ponder." ~Bert McCoy
"The guide isn't needed once we reach our destination." ~Bert McCoy​
"Life flows faster than the leaf can ponder." ~Bert McCoy
"Knowing there's no past or future is the true beginning of wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"Joyful play helps us to find our talents." ~Bert McCoy
"To lead with Grace or to follow with ignorance... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
 "Strong minds see the illusion as reality, average minds question reality, and weak minds see right through the illusion." ~Bert McCoy
"All minds are magicians, they like to play tricks." ~Bert McCoy
"To lead with Grace or to follow with ignorance... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"The best way to build merit is to live in harmony with this transitory existence." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the pot breaks, the space escapes." ~Bert McCoy
"To lead with Grace or to follow with ignorance... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's no destiny in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy​
​"All drama is mind created." ~Bert McCoy​
"Knowing there's no past or future is the true beginning of wisdom." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Quality words make quality relationships." ~Bert McCoy
"Our mental walls keep us from inner peace." ~Bert McCoy
"Emptiness is source energy." ~Bert McCoy
"The mind likes a big argument... the heart likes a big smile." ~Bert McCoy
"Our mental walls keep us from peace." ~Bert McCoy​
"The world cannot exist without You... so Who or What must you be? ~Bert McCoy
"When the mind's still, Truth can be lived." ~Bert McCoy
"The trees dance in stillness." ~Bert McCoy
​"A wise man avoids living in the past or future." ~Bert McCoy
"Nobody ever goes anywhere - there's only the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Desirelessness is the true liberator." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're all living a perfect dream." ~Bert McCoy
 "Nothing really matters in a dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"The less I preach, the more my students will listen." ~Bert McCoy​
"To walk through the last door, the 'I Amness' must disappear." ~Bert McCoy
"Nobody really dies on a movie screen... it's an illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "If we really want to see the stars , we must darken this world." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Beliefs are weak; knowing shines forever true." ~Bert McCoy
"The less I preach, the more my students will listen." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Searching for the love we already have is comedy." ~Bert McCoy
​"To investigate the mind, we must get outside the mind." ~Bert McCoy
"The philosopher keeps asking why, and the sage keeps a healthy distance from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The philosopher keeps asking why, and the sage keeps a healthy distance from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The philosopher keeps asking why, while the sage keeps a healthy distance from the questioning mind." ~Bert McCoy
"The most important teachers in high school are the coaches." ~Bert McCoy
​"My most influential teachers in high school were my coaches." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego only fights with itself." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Only in duality does one need sadhana." ~Bert McCoy​
"Philosophers ask why... sages know why." ~Bert McCoy
"Philosophers ask why, and sages already know."​ ~Bert McCoy
"This place will not be easy... but there are ways to make it easier." ~Bert McCoy​
"Being an audience to thoughts will keep them alive and well." ~Bert McCoy
"One doesn't need to believe in the sun to enjoy its warmth." ~Bert McCoy
"When seen rightly, this life highlights the permanent." ~Bert McCoy
"Belief is a warm blanket, but realize it can get very cold." ~Bert McCoy​
"Quotes are fragrances; some like roses and some like chocolate." ~Bert McCoy
"Loving life as it is, is the true goal." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our mental walls keep us from seeing clearly." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Plants move toward the sun; humans move toward the Self." ~Bert McCoy
"Loving life as it is, is the true goal of life." ~Bert McCoy
"What we acquire, we lose; what we are, we will always be." ~Bert McCoy
​"The true path to enlightenment is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
 "The true path to enlightenment is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"Our true journey takes place in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"Limiting beliefs entangle us." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Our true journey begins and ends in this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"What we acquire, we lose; what we are, we will always be." ~Bert McCoy
"Without love... everything loses its flavor." ~Bert McCoy
"When awakened... rules and rituals lose their flavor." ~Bert McCoy
​"Whatever is manifested has an expiration date... you do not." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Expecting nothing is a key to happiness." ~Bert McCoy
​"True emptiness has no purpose." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Without the individual mind... you are all." ~Bert McCoy
​"Scriptures are ink on paper... the inner Self is the ultimate guide." ~Bert McCoy
"Only an awakened heart can make us happy." ~Bert McCoy
"Only those lost in the past grow old." ~Bert McCoy
"To see myself in others or to see others inside myself... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To think in words or to delve into silence... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"No past or future thought can compare with this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"We're all beggars until we realize we need nothing." ~Bert McCoy
​"The faster we let go of the past, the sooner we'll get back into the game." ~Bert McCoy
​"Desiring nothing is the cornerstone to liberation." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Being honest with ourself is a good first step to maturity." ~Bert McCoy
​"Fear is contrasted with Truth." ~Bert McCoy
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​"We're beggars until we realize we're kings." ~Bert McCoy
​"Fear is contrasted with Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only the ripe mind discerns the Eternal from the dream." ~Bert McCoy
"A ripe mind is a discriminating mind." ~Bert McCoy

"To see through this illusion or to be lost in it... that is the true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To see through this illusion or to be lost in it... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"The faster we let go of the past, the sooner we get back in the game." ~Bert McCoy
"Only an awakened heart can make us happy." ~Bert McCoy
"To see myself in others or to see others inside myself... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To think in words or to delve into silence... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Truth is the true substratum." ~Bert McCoy
"We're all beggars until we realize we need nothing." ~Bert McCoy
"The faster we let go of the past, the sooner we get back in the game." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're beggars until we realize we're kings." ~Bert McCoy
​"To live with fear or to live with courage... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To live with fear or to live with courage... that is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When seen rightly... the world is wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"To see through the illusion or to be lost in it... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To see myself in others or to see others inside myself... this is a true ~Bert McCoy
"To die with fear or to die with courage... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Grace allows us to see the world's full of illusion. " ~Bert McCoy
"You have free will until you realize you don't have free will." ~Bert McCoy​
"We're beggars until we realize we're kings." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Desiring nothing is the cornerstone to liberation." ~Bert McCoy
"You have free will until you realize you have no free will." ~Bert McCoy
​"We have free will until we realize we have no free will." ~Bert McCoy
​"Desiring nothing is the cornerstone to liberation." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"You can be brilliant with no higher degrees." ~Bert McCoy
​"Analysis takes time... Life is now." ~Bert McCoy
"Integrity will lead you to your true Self." ~Bert McCoy​
"Soon We'll all be laughing about this place." ~Bert McCoy
"All worry is a creation of the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
"To listen to others or to listen to my heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​

"All worry is a creation of the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The older I get, the more I appreciate respect." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can be brilliant with no degrees." ~Bert McCoy​
"All ego-minds feel they are entitled." ~Bert McCoy​
​"You have free will until you realize you have no free will." ~Bert McCoy
​"We have free will until we realize we have no free will." ~Bert McCoy
"When seen rightly... the world is all wisdom." ~Bert McCoy​
​"You have free will until you realize you don't have free will." ~Bert McCoy
​"We have free will until we realize we don't have free will." ~Bert McCoy
"Desiring nothing is the cornerstone to liberation." ~Bert McCoy​
​"All ego-minds are entitled." ~Bert McCoy
​'You can be brilliant with no degrees." ~Bert McCoy
"Every ego-driven mind feels entitled." ~Bert McCoy
​"Every ego-driven mind feels entitled." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can be brilliant with no degrees." ~Bert McCoy
"To listen to others or to listen to my heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"You have free will until you realize you don't have free will." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can be brilliant with no higher degrees." ~Bert McCoy
"We're unhappy because we haven't gone deep enough." ~Bert McCoy
​"Being honest with ourself is a good first step to maturity." ~Bert McCoy
​"Analysis takes time... Life is now." ~Bert McCoy
"Pain and suffering pushes us in the right direction." ~Bert McCoy​
"All great quotes are surrounded in silence." ~Bert McCoy
​"All great quotes are surrounded by silence." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't let the mind to take you away from what's truly important to You... This present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't let the mind take you away from what's truly important to You... This present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"A mind is necessary to enjoy a film." ~Bert McCoy
​"Honoring this present moment will help guide you through the sea of shit." ~Bert McCoy
​"Can you see the rough-cut sapphire around a donkey's neck?" ~Bert McCoy
"Don't allow consciousness to associate with the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​​"It's ignorance to identify with the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy
"Intelligence requires spaciousness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Accept what is and you will prevail." ~Bert McCoy
​"Concepts and beliefs are roadblocks to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Focusing on the past cannot reveal the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Memory cannot explain the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Memory cannot explain the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"A very large mirror is behind the last curtain." ~Bert McCoy
"Love is easy to give but difficult to receive." ~Bert McCoy
​"The winds paint with clouds." ~Bert McCoy
​"Be careful not to starve Yourself from the spiritual." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't expect peace from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"Being content with 'what is' is the true sadhana." ~Bert McCoy
​"To find the truth one must get rid of concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All fear is contrasted with the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Can you see the rough-cut sapphire around a donkey's neck?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Moving forward always opens new doors." ~Bert McCoy
"Let's build more bridges and fewer towers." ~Bert McCoy
"We must learn to build more bridges and fewer towers." ~Bert McCoy
​"For power or for Truth... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Homelessness is the new cash cow in California." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The higher dimensions are the higher vibrations." ~Bert McCoy
​'It's hard to say nice things when you focus on the negative." ~Bert McCoy
​"Pain and suffering pushes us in the right direction." ~Bert McCoy
​"Memory cannot reveal the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Any phenomenal profit is useless in the hereafter." ~Bert McCoy
​"All fear is contrasted the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Accept what is, and you will thrive." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All fear is contrasted with Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Being alone is not a tragedy; feeling lonely is." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Soon We'll be laughing about this place." ~Bert McCoy
​"I'll have a drink with you; but, I don't want one." ~Bert McCoy
​"To Yoga the body, or to Yoga the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Truth cannot be found... because You Are." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our behavior keeps us from realizing Our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our behavior keeps us from our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"A still mind can be lead into the Heart." ~Bert McCoy
"Desire seeks happiness, but happiness seeks nothing." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Quiet minds are easily lead to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"Everlasting happiness begins and ends in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Nothing truly goes right or wrong; only the ego-mind perceives right and wrong."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Accept what is, and you will thrive." ~Bert McCoy​
"We must stop creating pain and suffering and start living in peace and love." ~Bert McCoy
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"A ripe mind is not swollen with facts, concepts, and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy​
In the dark night, in deep repose,
The fire within still gently grows.
It lights a path no eyes can see,
A quiet guide to what will be.

"Remember: none of this exists during deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Remember: none of this exists in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"To teach for tests or to inspire creative inquiry... that is the real question." ~Bert McCoy​
"The ego-mind likes finding problems where there are none." ~Bert McCoy​
"Flowers get all excited when bees come looking for pollen." ~Bert McCoy
"The self-realized have no fear." ~Bert McCoy
"Gardening teaches us how to take of a kingdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"Working in the garden awakens wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"Skipping steps doesn’t always make things easier." ~Bert McCoy
​"Meditation is pure enjoyment." ~Bert McCoy
​"This world can distract the very best of us." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All journeys will eventually lead into one." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to what comes and goes brings pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to what comes and goes only leads to pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
"The wise know this world's on autopilot." ~Bert McCoy
"The wise understand that this world runs on autopilot." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The mind creates monsters, and the heart dissolves them with presence." ~Bert McCoy
​"To uncover the diamond, we must remove all that is not the diamond." ~Bert McCoy
​

"The mind creates monsters, and the heart dissolves them with presence." ~Bert McCoy
"The wise understand that this world runs on autopilot." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The wise know this world's on autopilot." ~Bert McCoy
"All journeys will eventually lead into one." ~Bert McCoy
"Meditation is pure enjoyment." ~Bert McCoy
"Skipping steps doesn't always make things easier." ~Bert McCoy
​"Quiet minds are easily lead to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"To teach for tests or to inspire creative inquiry... that is the real question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Flowers get all excited when bees come looking for pollen." ~Bert McCoy
"Working in the garden awakens wisdom." ~Bert McCoy

​"Skipping steps doesn’t always make things easier." ~Bert McCoy
"Everlasting happiness begins and ends in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our behavior keeps us from realizing Our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
"Our behavior keeps us from our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
"A still mind can be lead into the Heart." ~Bert McCoy
​"Desire seeks happiness, but happiness seeks nothing." ~Bert McCoy
​"Being alone is not a tragedy; feeling lonely is." ~Bert McCoy
"I'll have a drink with you; but, I don't want one." ~Bert McCoy
"The Truth cannot be found... because You Are." ~Bert McCoy
"Accept what is, and you will thrive." ~Bert McCoy
​"To Yoga the body, or to Yoga the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Soon We'll be laughing about this place." ~Bert McCoy
"All pain and suffering must be seen with the right guiding light." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's hard to say nice things when you focus on the negative." ~Bert McCoy
"Being alone is not a tragedy; feeling lonely is." ~Bert McCoy
"It's hard to say nice things when you focus on the negative." ~Bert McCoy
​"Can you recognize a donkey wearing an emerald around its neck?" ~Bert McCoy
"Memory cannot reveal the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"The higher dimensions are the higher vibrations." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All is Divine. All is God. All is within You." ~Bert McCoy
​"The older I get, the more I appreciate respect." ~Bert McCoy
"Can you recognize a donkey wearing an emerald?" ~Bert McCoy
'It's hard to say nice things when you focus on the negative." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Pain and suffering pushes us in the right direction." ~Bert McCoy
​"Nothing truly goes right or wrong; only the ego-mind perceives right and wrong."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Flowers love it when bees come looking for pollen." ~Bert McCoy​
​"We must stop creating pain and suffering and start living in peace and love." ~Bert McCoy
"Accept what is, and you will thrive." ~Bert McCoy​
"Remember: none of this exists during deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Remember: none of this exists in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"To teach for tests or to inspire creative inquiry... that is the real question." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The ego-mind likes finding problems where there are none." ~Bert McCoy
​"The self-realized have no fear." ~Bert McCoy
"Gardening teaches us how to take of a kingdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"This world can distract the very best of us." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to what comes and goes brings pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to what comes and goes only leads to pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ultimate goal is to dissolve the ego-mind and Be." ~Bert McCoy
​"To uncover the diamond, we must remove all that is not the diamond." ~Bert McCoy

"Our behavior keeps us from realizing Our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
"Our behavior keeps us from our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
"Quiet minds are easily lead to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Everlasting happiness begins and ends in the moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Nothing truly goes right or wrong; only the ego-mind perceives right and wrong."​ ~Bert McCoy
"We must stop creating pain and suffering and start living in peace and love." ~Bert McCoy
"All worry is a creation of the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
"Remember: none of this exists in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"To teach for tests or to inspire creative inquiry... that is the real question." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind likes finding problems where there are none." ~Bert McCoy
"Flowers get all excited when bees come looking for pollen." ~Bert McCoy
"The self-realized have no fear." ~Bert McCoy
"Gardening teaches us how to take of a kingdom." ~Bert McCoy
"Working in the garden awakens wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"Saving steps doesn't always make things easier." ~Bert McCoy
"Skipping steps doesn't always make things easier." ~Bert McCoy
"Meditation is pure enjoyment." ~Bert McCoy
"This world can distract the very best of us." ~Bert McCoy
"All journeys will eventually lead into one." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to what comes and goes brings pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
"The wise understand that this world runs on autopilot." ~Bert McCoy
"The ultimate goal is to dissolve the ego-mind and Be." ~Bert McCoy
"The mind likes making monsters, and the heart dissolves them with presence." ~Bert McCoy
​"To uncover the diamond, we must remove all that is not the diamond." ~Bert McCoy
​​​"The highest state sees all of this as illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​"Have we been praying to God or praying to Ourself... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Have we been praying to God or to ourselves? This is the true question." ~Bert McCoy
"I Am Bliss... then Who do I pray to?" ~Bert McCoy
​"True love requires nothing." ~Bert McCoy
​"Bodiless and mindless, you awaken in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​"Without inquiry into their nature, pain and suffering will persist." ~Bert McCoy
​​"We are all burning away until the ego-mind turns to ash." ~Bert McCoy
"Our Divine Self is hidden in the everyday." ~Bert McCoy
"The highest state sees all of this as a dream." ~Bert McCoy
"Our Divine Self is hidden in everyday life." ~Bert McCoy
"Without inquiring into their nature, pain and suffering will persist." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking separates us from true knowing." ~Bert McCoy
​"This world is painted with many different colors." ~Bert McCoy
​"Saying 'You are It' isn't blasphemy." ~Bert McCoy
​"Is-ness precedes I Am-ness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Great quotes are guideposts." ~Bert McCoy
"Mars is a stepping stone to a new earth." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Birth and death belong to I Am-ness." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Hold onto the 'I Am' and refuse to think." ~Bert McCoy
​"In deep sleep the days and nights are erased." ~Bert McCoy
​"Birth and death only belong to the dream state." ~Bert McCoy
​"As long as you see yourself as separate, spiritual practice is necessary." ~Bert McCoy
​"Yesterday and tomorrow are distractions from this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeking personal profit limits our understanding." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Once you know who you are, it won't matter what anyone says." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Individuality is born from an ego-mind." ~ Bert McCoy
"Duality relies on ceremony and tradition… Nonduality transcends them." ~Bert McCoy
​"Maya tricks us into believing we are sinful and unworthy." ~Bert McCoy
​"All spirituality has both a beginning and an end." ~ Bert McCoy
​"To wallow in grief or to dwell in the present moment. This is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Clarity is strength and strength is clarity." ~Bert McCoy
​"There is a great seed within all of humanity; nurture it as you would a young sprout." ~Bert McCoy
​"If one is not separate, why is spiritual practice needed?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Only one who sees themselves as separate from God feels the need for spiritual practice." ~Bert McCoy
​​​"If one is not separate, why is sadhana needed?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Only one who sees themselves as separate from God feels the need for sadhana ." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you cling to the body-mind, you will die as the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind uses fear to distract us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Every cell is Divine; every image is a puzzle." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can't destroy an ego that doesn't exist." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's important to feed our children wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"The highest state sees all of this as illusion." ~Bert McCoy
"Have we been praying to God or to ourselves? This is the true question." ~Bert McCoy
"I Am Bliss... then Who do I pray to?" ~Bert McCoy
"True love requires nothing." ~Bert McCoy
"Bodiless and mindless, you awaken in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Without inquiry into their nature, pain and suffering will persist." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're all burning away until the ego-mind becomes ash." ~Bert McCoy
"Our Divine Self is hidden in the everyday." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our Divine Self is hidden in the everydayness." ~Bert McCoy
"The highest state sees all of this as a dream." ~Bert McCoy
"Our Divine Self is hidden in everyday life." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking separates us from knowing." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking separates us from true knowing." ~Bert McCoy
"This world is painted with many different colors." ~Bert McCoy
"Saying You are It isn't blasphemy." ~Bert McCoy
"Is-ness precedes I Am-ness." ~Bert McCoy
"Great quotes are guideposts." ~Bert McCoy
"Mars is a stepping stone to a new earth." ~Bert McCoy
"Birth and death belong to I Am-ness." ~Bert McCoy
"Hold onto the 'I Am' and refuse to think." ~Bert McCoy
"In deep sleep the days and nights are erased." ~Bert McCoy
​"Birth and death only belong to the dream state." ~Bert McCoy
"As long as you see yourself as separate, spiritual practice is necessary." ~Bert McCoy
"Yesterday and tomorrow are distractions from this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking personal profit limits our understanding." ~Bert McCoy
"Once you know who you are, it won't matter what anyone says." ~Bert McCoy
"Individuality is born from an ego-mind." ~ Bert McCoy
"Duality relies on ceremony and tradition… Nonduality transcends them." ~Bert McCoy
"Maya tricks us into believing we are sinful and unworthy." ~Bert McCoy
"Fullness of being rejects Maya." ~Bert McCoy
"All spirituality has both a beginning and an end." ~Bert McCoy
"To wallow in grief or to dwell in the present moment. This is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Clarity is strength and strength is clarity." ~Bert McCoy
"There is a great seed in all of humanity, take care of it like you would a young sprout." ~Bert McCoy
"Only one who sees themselves as separate from God feels the need for spiritual practice." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only one who thinks themselves separate from God will need to do spiritual practice." ~Bert McCoy
​"If one is not separate, why is spiritual practice needed?" ~Bert McCoy
​"If one is not separate, why is sadhana needed?" ~Bert McCoy
"Only one who sees themselves as separate from God feels the need for sadhana ." ~Bert McCoy
"To add more or to realize I am enough... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"A closed fist can't catch hold someone's hand." ~Bert McCoy​




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​"This world is a trap if you take it too seriously." ~Bert McCoy
​"A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt is a perfect book for a book club." ~Bert McCoy
​"What is easily forgotten is not worth remembering." ~Bert McCoy
"It's not healthy wishing things were different than they are... accept what is and you're free from the illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind will give you a backrub, then slap you in the face." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind is a master thief—treat it as such." ~Bert McCoy
​"The death of the ego is a date with the Unknown." ~Bert McCoy
​ "The death of the ego is a date with the Unsayable." ~Bert McCoy
​"The death of the ego is a date with the Primal Source." ~Bert McCoy
"The death of the ego is a date with Eternity." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love takes over when the ego falls silent." ~Bert McCoy
"Love takes over where science ends." ~Bert McCoy
"When science ends, Love takes over." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The death of the ego is a date with wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"Business requires knowledge; people require insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy
"Computers require knowledge; people require insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Sunsets should always be shared." ~Bert McCoy
"When in love, there are no strings attached." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Divine Self is hidden in everyday life." ~Bert McCoy​
"You are Brahman... act like It." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When the mind is still, it is clear." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Talking about things in a dream world is pointless." ~Bert McCoy
"I am Fullness... I am Shiva." ~Bert McCoy
"Talking about things in a dream world becomes pointless." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To focus on the temporary or to focus on the permanent... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"When you are full of Love, there are no others." ~Bert McCoy
“When you find your guru you find yourself.” ― Bert McCoy
​"Behind science is all Love." ~Bert McCoy
“When you find your guru, you found yourself.” ― Bert McCoy
"Grace is the Guru—sometimes she pushes, sometimes she pulls." ~Bert McCoy
​"All karma is transcended by accepting what is." ~Bert McCoy
​"Not all desires are worth being a slave to." ~Bert McCoy​
"The mind builds prisons, and the heart tears them down." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Peace is affirmed by associating yourself with great souls." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The human condition is temporary; you are eternal." ~Bert McCoy
"Reevaluating the past is a never-ending cycle." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Stop thinking you're human and You'll begin to see clearly." ~Bert McCoy
"Stop thinking you're human and You'll begin to see." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind puts roadblocks in our way to strengthen our resolve." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind places roadblocks on our path to strengthen our resolve." ~Bert McCoy
"The road to enlightenment requires no starting and no stopping." ~Bert McCoy 
​ "We enter the spiritual realm the moment we realize we are in it." ~Bert McCoy
"We're in the spiritual realm when we realize we're in the spiritual realm." ~Bert McCoy
"When You find your Guru, you've found Yourself." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When You find your Guru, you find Yourself." ~Bert McCoy

​"A layer of new frost
Along on a winter's day
The world is mine"
​~Bert McCoy

​"Free from concepts and beliefs, the waters flow freely." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind thrives on struggling with the past and future." ~Bert McCoy
​"The unconcerned argues with no one." ~Bert McCoy
"The unconcerned argue with no one." ~Bert McCoy
"All hearts beat in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"The greatest book of all time is already written in our heart." ~Bert McCoy
​​"I remember what you have forgotten." ~Bert McCoy
"Just accept 'what is' and move on." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Divine is hidden in everydayness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Computers require knowledge; students require insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy
​"The seeker is the ego-mind... You are Divine." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who knows God, is God." ~Bert McCoy
​"Challenges will come when we need them for growth." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Thinking we are separate from the Divine cripples us." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Beloved speaks—but are we willing to listen?" ~Bert McCoy
​"A cat, a bird, a mountain, or even a challenge can be a teacher." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are blinded by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are blinded by too much analysis." ~Bert McCoy
​"The goal of life is to lose yourself and find your way back home." ~Bert McCoy

"All graveyards are full of dead bodies." ~Bert McCoy
​"Just accept 'what is' and move on." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's ignorance to take pride in spiritual progress." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's a trap to take pride in spiritual progress." ~Bert McCoy
​"The death of the ego is a date with wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"Computers require knowledge; students require insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The Divine is hidden in everydayness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Computers require knowledge; students require insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy
​"The seeker is the ego-mind... You are Divine." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who knows God, is God." ~Bert McCoy
"Challenges will come when we need them for growth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking we are separate from the Divine cripples us." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Beloved speaks—but are we willing to listen?" ~Bert McCoy
"A cat, a bird, a mountain, or even a challenge can be a teacher." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are blinded by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are blinded by too much analysis." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the mind is still, we see clearly." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're doing a disservice to our young people by not offering them a trade in high school." ~Bert McCoy
​"Great spiritual truths are subtle." ~Bert McCoy
"Searching for God is the first mistake... God is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​
​​"The distractions are many... the path is the present moment." ~Bert McCoy

"We're so used to the regular everydayness that we fail to see the miracle of it all." ~Bert McCoy


​"Knowledge about a dream world is unnecessary." ~Bert McCoy
"The goal of life is to get lost—and to find your way back home." ~Bert McCoy
​"Great spiritual truths are subtle." ~Bert McCoy
​​"If it's Loving... Share it." ~Bert McCoy
"Searching for God is the first mistake... God is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"You are brahman... act like it." ~Bert McCoy
"When the mind is still, it is clear." ~Bert McCoy
"Talking about things in a dream world becomes pointless." ~Bert McCoy
"To focus on the temporary or to focus on the permanent... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"When you are full of Love, there are no others." ~Bert McCoy
"When You find your Guru, you've found Yourself." ~Bert McCoy
"Behind science is all Love." ~Bert McCoy
“When you find your guru, you found yourself.” ― Bert McCoy
"Grace is the Guru—sometimes she pushes, sometimes she pulls." ~Bert McCoy
"All karma is transcended by accepting what is." ~Bert McCoy
"Not all desires are worth being a slave to." ~Bert McCoy
"The mind makes prisons and the heart demolishes them." ~Bert McCoy
"Peace is affirmed by associating yourself with great souls." ~Bert McCoy
"The human condition is temporary; you are eternal." ~Bert McCoy
"Reevaluating the past is a never-ending cycle." ~Bert McCoy
"The road to enlightenment requires no starting and no stopping." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind places roadblocks on our path to strengthen our resolve." ~Bert McCoy
"Stop thinking you're human and You'll begin to see." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind places roadblocks on our path to strengthen our resolve." ~Bert McCoy
"We're in the spiritual realm when we realize we're in the spiritual realm." ~Bert McCoy
"We enter the spiritual realm the moment we realize we are in it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Free from concepts and beliefs, the waters flow freely." ~Bert McCoy
"When You find your Guru, you find Yourself." ~Bert McCoy
"A layer of new frost Along on a winter's day The world is mine" ​~Bert McCoy
​"Free from concepts and beliefs, the waters flow freely." ~Bert McCoy
"The unconcerned argues with no one." ~Bert McCoy
"Birth and death belong to the I Amness." ~Bert McCoy
"All hearts beat in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"The greatest book of all time is already written in our heart." ~Bert McCoy
"I remember what you have forgotten." ~Bert McCoy
"Just accept 'what is' and move on." ~Bert McCoy
"The Divine is hidden in everydayness." ~Bert McCoy
"Our Divine Self is hidden in the everydayness." ~Bert McCoy
"Computers require knowledge; students require insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy
"The seeker is the ego-mind... You are Divine." ~Bert McCoy
"Who knows God, is God." ~Bert McCoy
"Challenges will come when we need them for growth." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking we are separate from the Divine cripples us." ~Bert McCoy
"The Beloved speaks—but are we willing to listen?" ~Bert McCoy
"A cat, a bird, a mountain, or even a challenge can be a teacher." ~Bert McCoy
"We are blinded by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
"We are blinded by too much analysis." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the mind is still, we see clearly." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you are full of Love with Yourself... there are no others." ~Bert McCoy
​"I seem to remember what you have forgotten." ~Bert McCoy
​"The goal of life is to look within." ~Bert McCoy
​"To look within or not to look within... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"The goal of life is to get lost in the illusion and remember our way home." ~Bert McCoy

"Most wisdom comes after the fact, and ends up costing us time and money." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When you are your true Self, there are no others." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't be misled—happiness contains sorrow." ~Bert McCoy
​"Words blind us to the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Those who seek the Self will receive their crown." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When you fully love yourself... there are no others." ~bert mccoy
​"Don't be misled—happiness contains a fair amout of sorrow." ~Bert McCoy
​"The real You is perfect and eternal; the little you is imperfect and extinguishable in time." ~Bert McCoy
"It's time to move beyond judging others by their skin color, wealth, or religion." ~Bert McCoy
"Genius comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The smarter you are the more valuable you are." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization is easier when you stop asking questions." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't be misled—happiness contains sorrow." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're doing a disservice to our young people by not offering them a trade in high school." ~Bert McCoy
​"Distractions are many, but the path is found in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"In searching for God, we move away from God." ~Bert McCoy
"The cicadas of speech keep us from silence." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking the Truth is a never ending maze." ~Bert McCoy
"The goal of life is to get lost and to remember your way back home." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're doing a disservice to our young people by not offering them a trade in high school." ~Bert McCoy
"The cicadas of speech keep us from silence."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking the Truth is a never ending maze." ~Bert McCoy
​"No practice is needed to be the real you." ~Bert McCoy
"Knowledge about a dream world is unnecessary." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Great spiritual truths are subtle." ~Bert McCoy
"Searching for God is the first mistake... God is here and now." ~Bert McCoy​
"By searching for God we move away from god." ~Bert McCoy
​"Knowledge of a dream world is unnecessary." ~Bert McCoy
​"Knowledge about a dream world is not necessary." ~Bert McCoy
​"The goal of life is to get lost—and find your way back home." ~Bert McCoy
"Obedience to the present moment is the beginning of wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"In the end... all roads lead into one." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Trust in the 'I Am' and you'll be free." ~Bert McCoy
"Focusing on what you are not blocks your true self." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Who we are beneath name and form enlightens us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who we are beneath name and form is what enlightens us." ~Bert McCoy
"To be the body-mind or to be the Consciousness in the body-mind... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Spirituality requires a still mind." ~Bert McCoy
​​"One quote has the power to change your entire life." ~Bert McCoy
​"The cicadas of ignorance surround us." ~Bert McCoy
"To look for myself within or to look for myself without... This is a true question." Bert McCoy
​"The present moment awakens us to timeless wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The roar of memory must be silenced to hear the song of the trees." ~Bert McCoy
​"The roar of memory must be silenced to hear the distant murmur of the Ocean." ~Bert McCoy
"A cookie cutter approach to teaching is not in the best interest of our students." ~Bert McCoy
​"A cookie cutter approach to education is not in the best interest of our students." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trust in the 'I Am' and you'll be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Believing in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"To live in the head or to live in the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"True strength is not of this world." ~Bert McCoy
"We're so used to the regular everydayness that we fail to see the miracle of it all." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization goes beyond forgiveness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Patience is a synonym for wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​

"Don't be gullible when the mind tray passes its delicacies." ~Bert McCoy
"The Highest Understanding is subtle and must be grasped immediately." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking peace of mind throws rocks into an already calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization goes beyond forgiveness." ~Bert McCoy
​​"True strength is not of this world." ~Bert McCoy
"Well established in silence awakens the Divine." ~Bert McCoy​
"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"To live in the head or to live in the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trust in the 'I Am' and you'll be free." ~Bert McCoy
"One quote has the power to change your entire life." ~Bert McCoy
"The cicadas of ignorance surround us." ~Bert McCoy
"To look for myself within or to look for myself without... This is a true question." Bert McCoy
"Abundance is something we are... not something we aspire to." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To beg for love or to be love... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"There is no time... there's only here and now." ~Bert McCoy
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"The present moment awakens us to timeless wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"The roar of memory must be silenced to hear the song of the trees." ~Bert McCoy
"The roar of memory must be silenced to hear the distant murmur of the Ocean." ~Bert McCoy
"A cookie cutter approach to teaching is not in the best interest of our students." ~Bert McCoy
​"A cookie cutter approach to education is not in the best interest of our students." ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence is our true native tongue." ~Bert McCoy
"Silence is our true native tongue." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The heart is really good at fixing things." ~Bert McCoy
"Trust in the I Am and you'll be free." ~Bert McCoy​
"The heart is really good at fixing things." ~Bert McCoy
"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
"Fear abides in duality." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When you are one with the present moment, sadhana is no longer needed." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeking peace of mind is like throwing stones into a calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking peace of mind throws rocks in an already calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
"Peace of mind should never be the goal." ~Bert McCoy​
​"No one can make you happier than you already are in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​No esoteric teaching is greater than 'I Am.'” ~Bert McCoy
​"Belief in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Believing in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
"To live in the head or to live in the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"True strength is not of this world." ~Bert McCoy
"Believing in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
​"Belief in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking peace of mind throws rocks into an already calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're so used to the regular everydayness that we fail to see the miracle of it all." ~Bert McCoy
"Our journey is to find Our light source." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Paths are dangerous—especially when seeking the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"No one can play your game the way you can play your game." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeing this world as a dream-play is enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
"Believe it or not, we'd all be more comfortable with less." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Self-realization is as subtle as a rose petal." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who needs thoughts and concepts when we have intuition?" ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be gullible when the mind tray passes its delicacies." ~Bert McCoy
"It’s worth remembering that ‘spirituality’ is just a word." ~Bert McCoy
​​"A philosopher meets a Sage and asks him the question, "why?" and the Sage responds, "why?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"An unexamined life is not worth believing." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking is dreaming and dreaming is thinking." ~Bert McCoy
​"All winning and losing is a learning process." ~Bert McCoy
​"Too much thinking can take you off course." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization goes beyond forgiveness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Happiness arises naturally in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"Working in a garden is love." ~Bert McCoy
"Wisdom is the ultimate tour guide." ~Bert McCoy
"Duty binds us—until we realize it doesn’t." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The tricks of Maya are legendary." ~Bert McCoy
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"The tricks of Maya are legendary." ~Bert McCoy
"To stand out or to be invisible... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy


​​"Working in a garden is love." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be gullible when the mind tray passes its delicacies." ~Bert McCoy
"The Highest Understanding is subtle and must be grasped immediately." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking peace of mind throws rocks into an already calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization goes beyond forgiveness." ~Bert McCoy
​​"True strength is not of this world." ~Bert McCoy
"Well established in silence awakens the Divine." ~Bert McCoy​
"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"To live in the head or to live in the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trust in the 'I Am' and you'll be free." ~Bert McCoy
"One quote has the power to change your entire life." ~Bert McCoy
"The cicadas of ignorance surround us." ~Bert McCoy
"To look for myself within or to look for myself without... This is a true question." Bert McCoy
"The present moment awakens us to timeless wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"The roar of memory must be silenced to hear the song of the trees." ~Bert McCoy
"The roar of memory must be silenced to hear the distant murmur of the Ocean." ~Bert McCoy
"A cookie cutter approach to teaching is not in the best interest of our students." ~Bert McCoy
​"A cookie cutter approach to education is not in the best interest of our students." ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence is our true native tongue." ~Bert McCoy
"Silence is our true native tongue." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The heart is really good at fixing things." ~Bert McCoy
"Trust in the I Am and you'll be free." ~Bert McCoy​
"The heart is really good at fixing things." ~Bert McCoy
"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
"Fear abides in duality." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When you are one with the present moment, sadhana is no longer needed." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeking peace of mind is like throwing stones into a calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking peace of mind throws rocks in an already calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
"Peace of mind should never be the goal." ~Bert McCoy​
​"No one can make you happier than you already are in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​No esoteric teaching is greater than 'I Am.'” ~Bert McCoy
​"Belief in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Believing in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
"To live in the head or to live in the heart... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"True strength is not of this world." ~Bert McCoy
"Believing in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
​"Belief in problems creates more problems." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking peace of mind throws rocks into an already calm pool." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're so used to the regular everydayness that we fail to see the miracle of it all." ~Bert McCoy
"Our journey is to find Our light source." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Paths are dangerous—especially when seeking the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"No one can play your game the way you can play your game." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeing this world as a dream-play is enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
"Believe it or not, we'd all be more comfortable with less." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Self-realization is as subtle as a rose petal." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who needs thoughts and concepts when we have intuition?" ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be gullible when the mind tray passes its delicacies." ~Bert McCoy
"It’s worth remembering that ‘spirituality’ is just a word." ~Bert McCoy
​​"A philosopher meets a Sage and asks him the question, "why?" and the Sage responds, "why?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"An unexamined life is not worth believing." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking is dreaming and dreaming is thinking." ~Bert McCoy
​"All winning and losing is a learning process." ~Bert McCoy
​"Too much thinking can take you off course." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization goes beyond forgiveness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Happiness arises naturally in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"I write quotes because I don't know how to play an instrument." ~Bert McCoy
​"Working in a garden is love." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wisdom is the ultimate tour guide." ~Bert McCoy
"Duty binds us—until we realize it doesn’t." ~Bert McCoy
​​"No matter where you go, you're always in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"Be open to meeting someone who will change your entire life." ~Bert McCoy
​"Minds are useful, as long as they are trained to be still." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Minds are useful, as long as they are trained to be still." ~Bert McCoy

"We're at our best when we're loving." ~Bert McCoy

"Fear abides in duality." ~Bert McCoy
"No one can make you happier than you already are in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"No esoteric teaching is greater than 'I Am.'” ~Bert McCoy
"Seeing this world as a dream-play is enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
"Believe it or not, we'd all be more comfortable with less." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeing this world as a dream-play is enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization is as subtle as a rose petal." ~Bert McCoy
"Who needs thoughts and concepts when we have intuition?" ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be gullible when the mind tray passes its delicacies." ~Bert McCoy
"The Highest Understanding is subtle and must be grasped immediately." ~Bert McCoy
"It’s worth remembering that ‘spirituality’ is just a word." ~Bert McCoy
​"The philosopher keeps asking why, while the sage keeps a healthy distance from the questioner." ~Bert McCoy
"An unexamined life is not worth believing." ~Bert McCoy
"Patience is a synonym for wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking is dreaming and dreaming is thinking." ~Bert McCoy
"All winning and losing is a learning process." ~Bert McCoy
"Too much thinking can take you off course." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization goes beyond forgiveness." ~Bert McCoy
"Happiness arises naturally in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Wisdom is the ultimate tour guide." ~Bert McCoy
"Duty binds us—until we realize it doesn’t." ~Bert McCoy
"The tricks of Maya are legendary." ~Bert McCoy
"No matter where you go, you're always in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"Be open to meeting someone who will change your entire life." ~Bert McCoy
​"Minds are useful, as long as they are trained to be still." ~Bert McCoy
"Nature has mastered the art of attracting overthinkers." ~Bert McCoy
​"Nature has perfected the art of drawing in wandering minds." ~Bert McCoy
​"Nature has mastered the art of attracting mind wanderers." ~Bert McCoy
 ​"Nature has perfected the art of drawing in wandering minds." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can't be happy watching mind-reruns." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To preach loudly or to preach through silence... this is the true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Saying you are a person is a short-lived sickness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Saying you are a person is a fleeting sickness." ~Bert McCoy
"This world is a small sprout in a very large forest." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The false are many, but the truth is one." ~Bert McCoy
"Breathing is really Maya." ~Bert McCoy
​"All beliefs and concepts are Maya." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The clouds of thought do not affect the Sky." ~Bert McCoy
​"No matter how many clouds pass, the sky remains unchanged." ~Bert McCoy
​"Happiness arises spontaneously in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"The clouds of thought can't affect the Sky." ~Bert McCoy
"The clouds of thought can't touch the sky." ~Bert McCoy
"The clouds of thought don't affect the Sky." ~Bert McCoy
​"Whatever happens, happens within you and because of you." ~Bert McCoy
"Bodies are temporary... you are not." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The mind is a temporary ghost... and easily scared." ~Bert McCoy
"Ask yourself: Where does your question originate — the mind or the heart?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"Non-duality is Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"The essence of Truth cannot be said... only lived." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our labeling misrepresents the Whole." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our labeling misrepresents the beauty of it all." ~Bert McCoy
​"There are no walls to freedom... just look within." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are the ever flowing river of consciousness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Misconceptions dissolve in the light of Awareness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Right thinking easily recognizes ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Be careful — we're just visitors in a house of mirrors." — Bert McCoy
​"See everything as a dream and you are free of the dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you're gardening, you're doing great." ~Bert McCoy
​"Easy on the sweets and heavy on the wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"All seekers are already complete... They just don’t know it." ~Bert McCoy

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"Saying you are a person is just a short-lived sickness." ~Bert McCoy
​"To build on sand or to build on rock... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To stand on sand or to stand on rock... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy


“Reminding Yourself You are pure Awareness dissolves all illusion of bondage.” ~Bert McCoy"

The ego-mind is like quicksand... The more we struggle with it, the faster we sink." ~Bert McCoy

​"Living in the flow of life burns all karma." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's easier to reach the top by following the curves in the road." ~Bert McCoy
"Gardening teaches us how to take care of a kingdom." ~Bert McCoy


“Our mistakes stem from our beliefs.” ~Bert McCoy
"The true meditation sees all as One." ~Bert McCoy
"See everything as a dream and you are free of the dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"Look  deeply into any mirror and you will see the cosmos." ~Bert McCoy
​"All of life is your life." ~Bert McCoy
"When the personality  dissolves... you are free." ~Bert McCoy 
​"Beliefs and concepts belong to hypocrites." ~Bert McCoy
​"Saying you are 'unhappy' is just a thought." ~Bert McCoy
​"The sun cares not... yet continues to shine." ~Bert McCoy
​​"You are the Atma... call off the search." ~Bert McCoy
"One who is patient has mastered the world." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"Trying to be quiet while meditating makes too much noise." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are ignorant of our innate happiness." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Desiring liberation is bondage." ~Bert McCoy
​"Deep sleep is just a taste of pure peace." ~Bert McCoy
​"True emptiness is beyond words." ~Bert McCoy
​"The mind limits us, and the heart sets us free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Getting lost in the waking state is delusional." ~Bert McCoy
​"Searching is not the meditative state." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's wise to enjoy the simple things in life." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Going with the flow of life is the simplest way to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"Going with the flow of life is the quickest way to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Samsara is Maya's board game." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you're awake, it's much easier to spot a thief in your house." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you're awake, you'll see no more walls between us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wishing life is easier is not a good strategy for success." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wishing life was easier is not a good strategy for success." ~Bert McCoy
"We are trapped only by ourselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are already free... and that's why you feel lost." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you are free from the search for the Self, you are the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​​"I have taken form, yet I am formless." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The present moment is free from fear of the past and future." ~Bert McCoy
​"The masquerade ends when wisdom is your beautiful bride." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wishing life were easier is not a strategy for success." ~Bert McCoy
​"Good manners benefits the entire restaurant." ~Bert McCoy
​"Spontaneity teaches us to trust the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's always some kind of Guru at every intersection." ~Bert McCoy
"A day will come when you are free from the ego mind, and this realization will happen in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Teachers must provide their students with culturally relevant lessons." ~Bert McCoy
​"True meditation is free from doubt." ~Bert McCoy
"Only a nobody goes to Satsang." ~Bert McCoy
"Some kids need mentors more than they need teachers." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Leave the gate to the mind open, and the animals will surely run wild." ~Bert McCoy
​"Deep down, you already know this: all is God." ~Bert McCoy
​“When the mind is still, the heart takes over.” ― Bert McCoy
"Without a purpose, the Guru speaks." ~Bert McCoy
​"Grace directs us to find the Self." ~Bert McCoy
"There are three important moments: The moment You're absorbed into the body-mind, the moment You question the validity of the body-mind, and the realization You are not the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Our full potential is not in thinking — it's revealed when we stop thinking."
~Bert McCoy
​"The sage enjoys life in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"You don’t get rid of a ghost — you simply realize that ghosts don’t exist."
~Bert McCoy
​​"When you watch the mind, who is the one watching?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Legends are defined by their work ethic." ~Bert McCoy
"Losing shows us what we need to work on." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are trapped by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
​​​"Unravel the following and all your questions will be answered: This world cannot exist without You." ~Bert McCoy
"Concepts and beliefs have no meaning in emptiness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stay on task and obstacles will fall away." ~Bert McCoy
​​"You're learning fast when a lot goes wrong." ~Bert McCoy
​"The past is just dead bugs on a windshield." ~Bert McCoy
​"The past is worth no more than dead bugs on a windshield." ~Bert McCoy
"Unravel the following and all your questions will be answered: This world cannot exist without You." ~Bert McCoy
​"Obstacles will fall away if you stay on task." ~Bert McCoy
"The past is worth as much as dead bugs on a windshield." ~Bert McCoy​
"Anxiety is as useful as poison." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Wise words arise when the ego-mind is silent." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wisdom comes when the ego-mind is silent." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why find what's wrong when we can easily find what's right?" ~ Bert McCoy
​"When I'm gardening I'm doing great." ~Bert McCoy​
"When you're gardening, you're doing great." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can't find the Self, because You are the Self." ~ Bert McCoy​
"We drift through life until we learn to set our sails." ~Bert McCoy​
​"We drift through life until we set our sails and harness the great winds." ~ Bert McCoy
"We must clear the dead bugs from the windshield so we can see clearly in the present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Suffering ends when the thinking mind is still." ~ Bert McCoy​
​"No one gets to live a straight line." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When a lot goes wrong, you're learning fast." ~Bert McCoy
​"Good manners benefits the entire restaurant." ~Bert McCoy
"The illusion is easily seen when desires fade away." ~Bert McCoy
"We are trapped by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
"Unravel the following and all your questions will be answered: This world cannot exist without You." ~Bert McCoy
"Free from thought and you are awake." ~Bert McCoy
"Love begins where science ends." ~Bert McCoy
"The lost see trouble... the wise see a show." ~Bert McCoy
"Concepts and beliefs have no meaning in emptiness." ~Bert McCoy
"Stay on task and obstacles will fall away." ~Bert McCoy
"Obstacles will fall away if you stay on task." ~Bert McCoy
"The past is worth as much as dead bugs on a windshield." ~Bert McCoy
"Anxiety is as useful as poison." ~Bert McCoy
"Wise words arise when the ego-mind is silent." ~Bert McCoy
"Wisdom comes when the ego-mind is silent." ~Bert McCoy
"Why find what's wrong when we can easily find what's right?" ~Bert McCoy
"When I'm gardening I'm doing great." ~Bert McCoy
"When you're gardening, you're doing great." ~Bert McCoy
"You can't find the Self, because You are the Self." ~Bert McCoy
"We drift through life until we learn to set our sails." ~Bert McCoy
"We must clear the dead bugs from the windshield so we can see clearly in the present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
"Life isn't just about titles and trophies... it's about living entirely in this present moment." ~Bert McCoy

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"There is no heaven or hell in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy

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"Suffering ends when the thinking mind is still." ~ Bert McCoy
"No one gets to live a straight line." ~Bert McCoy
"No one gets to live life in a straight line." ~Bert McCoy
​"Genius waits patiently in the child." ~Bert McCoy
​"The world is our game board." ~ Bert McCoy
​​ "The ego betrays us with excessive thinking." ~Bert McCoy
"As we grow wiser, we lose interest in worldly matters." ~Bert McCoy
​"True freedom is knowing you are everything and nothing." ~Bert McCoy
​"You're not in the now — you are the now." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Stay on task and obstacles will fade away." ~Bert McCoy
​"The world is our game board." ~ Bert McCoy
"Don't wait. Merge into the ultimate Silence — and be free of the ego-mind." ~ Bert McCoy
​"To see Thyself as a tiny little human or as the Universe... this is the true question." ~ Bert McCoy
"There's a path to enlightenment until you realize there is no path to enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
​"If we're afraid to die we're lost in the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
"Stillness awakens the deeper Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"Doing anything will not liberate you from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The present moment is the true oasis." ~Bert McCoy
​"When we don’t go with the flow, we suffer." ~ Bert McCoy​
​"The ego-mind is fool’s gold; the heart is pure gold." ~ Bert McCoy​
​"You are spaceless and timeless... You may think you live as the body-mind, but you do not." ~ Bert McCoy
"You are spaceless and timeless... You may think you live as the body-mind, but you do not." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Lose the mind in silence to be free." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All rituals and beliefs are born of Maya." ~ Bert McCoy
"There seems to be many paths — until you realize there are no paths." ~ Bert McCoy
"Personal gain is inconsistent with self realization." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The Truth doesn't move and doesn't change." ~Bert McCoy
​"Blind eyes cannot see the power or depth of the present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Wisdom abounds when the 'I' vanishes." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Wisdom abounds when the 'I' vanishes." ~Bert McCoy
"The eyes of majesty see all in stillness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Truth cannot be found, only remembered." ~Bert McCoy
"Seekers seek concepts and experiences over the fullness of this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Seeking what is external is wasted effort." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking what is external is wasted effort." ~Bert McCoy
"Be careful not to talk yourself into being tired." ~Bert McCoy
​"Be careful not to talk yourself into being lonely." ~Bert McCoy
"Life forces us to find what truly matters." ~Bert McCoy
"You can never die, because God can never die." ~Bert McCoy​
"The past can hurt, only if you think about it." ~ Bert McCoy​
​ "Refusing to wipe the dead bugs off the windshield, makes it difficult to see in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Grace leads the way in finding what truly matters." ~Bert McCoy
​"Grace leads the way in finding what truly matters." ~Bert McCoy​
"If you're finding what's wrong, you're looking for what's wrong." ~Bert McCoy
"When we find what's wrong, it's usually because we're looking for it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is always working in our favor... we just have to give it permission to guide us." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Presence is realized when awakened." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Without the body-mind You exist." ~Bert McCoy
"Be careful not to add suffering onto physical pain." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's no good reason to add suffering onto physical pain." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's no good reason to add suffering to physical pain." ~Bert McCoy
​"The true temple is never one you must travel to." ~Bert McCoy
 "If you have to travel to find it, it was never the true temple." ~Bert McCoy
"Any temple you have to travel to will not be the true temple." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The desire to be free is is the ego's trap." ~Bert McCoy
"Wanting freedom is the ego’s way of staying in control." ~Bert McCoy
"Desiring to be free is the ego's trap." ~Bert McCoy
​"The present moment is the true temple." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Wanting to be free is a trap by the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
"Strong ego-minds see the world as reality, those who meditate see the world to question, and still minds see the world as illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​​​​"Karma isn’t there to punish or reward — it’s there to teach." ~Bert McCoy
​"Karma serves those who are hungry to learn." ~Bert McCoy
 "Learning from life is easier than making excuses." ~ Bert McCoy
"It's easier to learn from life than to make excuses." ~Bert McCoy
"Life teaches us in the present; making excuses will delay the lesson." ~ Bert McCoy
​​"A strong mind sees the world as reality, a meditative mind begins to question the world, and the still mind sees the world as pure illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wanting to be free is a trap used by the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The desire for more wealth is not true wealth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Making excuses wastes time... learn and move on." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind cannot exist outside of time." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The ego-mind is always in time." ~Bert McCoy
​"Making excuses cheapens our learning experiences." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Making excuses rob us of valuable wisdom." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"The ego-mind is always on time." ~Bert McCoy
"It's more exciting living in the present moment than living in the past or worrying about the future." ~Bert McCoy




​"All excuses cheapen our resolve." ~Bert McCoy
​"Deep down, You know thinking isn’t real." ~ Bert McCoy
​"We win by not playing the mind’s games." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Seek God without concepts or beliefs and You will find Yourself." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The one who searches for freedom is free in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"The one who searches for freedom is already free in the present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
"It’s not the world that binds you — it’s your thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Thoughts obscure your freedom." ~Bert McCoy
​"Grace manifests as the desire to be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"All in all… you will end where you began." ~ Bert McCoy
"Between the fish is water, between two clouds is sky, and between you and me — nothing." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Water lies between fish, sky between clouds, but nothing lies between you and me." ~Bert McCoy
​"Presence removes all concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
​"The desire for heaven is still a desire." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The One who knows all is illusion is the One." ~ Bert McCoy
"The only place you can ever be is here and now." ~ Bert McCoy
​"If you see the ring, you see the gold." ~Bert McCoy
"The illusion exists in the intervals of space." ~Bert McCoy
 "Even a robber can be president." ~ Bert McCoy
"Even a criminal can be president." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The present moment is the ultimate tour guide." ~Bert McCoy
​​"True happiness is the stillness after the desire is achieved." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't let your messy handwriting stop you from writing." ~Bert McCoy
​"The only true life preserver is the Self, cling only to this life preserver." ~Bert McCoy
"Whoever and whatever brings you peace is your teacher." ~ Bert McCoy
​​"Deep down, we're all Gurus." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The greatest treasure is the realization that you are It." ~Bert McCoy
​"The greatest treasure is the realization that you are the Treasure." ~Bert McCoy
​"Understanding is of the mind; knowing is of the heart." ~ Bert McCoy
​"All rivers and streams flow toward the Ocean." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our greatness is hidden in the day-to-day." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Our greatness precedes this finite form." ~ Bert McCoy
​"If there's no beginning or end, there's certainly no middle." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Rest. Work. Have fun. Repeat." ~Bert McCoy
"Rest, work, have fun; rest, work, have fun." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Helping others is one of the best ways to atone for mistakes." ~Bert McCoy
​"The goal of all aspirants is Silence." ~Bert McCoy
​"The goal of life is to dance with change." ~ Bert McCoy
"It’s simple — just rest in 'I Am.'"
​ "It's simple... just say, 'I Am.'" ~ Bert McCoy
"It’s simple — just rest in 'I Am.'" ~Bert McCoy
​ "Why worry? You are a wave, and the Ocean is your home." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Our best friend is this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"That which precedes thought cannot be taught — only remembered." ~ Bert McCoy
​"All great quotes are written by the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"Words can't grasp the wordless." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our greatness is hidden in the day to day." ~Bert McCoy
​"Meditation carries us from the past and future to the present." ~Bert McCoy
"Truth understands Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Sat understands Sat." ~Bert McCoy
​"All is as You are." ~Bert McCoy​
"If you're awake, help those who are lost; if you're lost, follow those who are awake." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Adopt no negative thoughts or beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
​"Before You, is You." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The true meditation sees all as One." ~Bert McCoy
​"Meditation is still making effort." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Teachers come when they're needed." ~Bert McCoy
​"The changeless in you can handle any change." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our DNA is swimming in story." ~Bert McCoy
"Our true face can never be found in a mirror." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you're awake, you have no idea what will happen in the future." ~Bert McCoy
​​"You are always Parabrahman." ~ Bert McCoy
"Concepts and beliefs can lead you to the shore, but from there, you must jump in naked." ~ Bert McCoy
​"You must be peace to see peace." ~ Bert McCoy
"Scriptures and gods make amazing stories." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Scriptures and gods make amazing stories." ~Bert McCoy
"Computers require knowledge; teaching students requires insight and empathy." ~Bert McCoy​
"Let go of society’s expectations — meaning lives on your own path." ~ Bert McCoy
"Reject society’s expectations, find meaning on your own path." ~ Bert McCoy
"Let go of society’s expectations — find meaning on your own path." ~ Bert McCoy
​​"Water is between the fish, sky between the clouds, and nothing lies between us." ~Bert McCoy
"Water is between the fish, sky between the clouds, and nothing between us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Struggle with the ego-mind, and you sink like quicksand."  ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind is like quicksand — the more you struggle with it, the faster you sink." ~ Bert McCoy
​"If you struggle with the ego-mind, you'll sink like quick sand." ~Bert McCoy
​"We can all do with less drama." ~Bert McCoy
​"Rank and reputation are merely part of the game." ~Bert McCoy
​"To find your life's purpose, find the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Cling to nothing, the wind and the waves will guide." ~Bert McCoy
"Right discrimination is a blessing." ~ Bert McCoy
"Ask for nothing and Grace will knock at your door." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Why write page after page when one sentence will do?" ~Bert McCoy
"When you're truly in the here and now, there's no need to speak." ~Bert McCoy
​​"There's nothing like a kid making you feel like a kid." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's nothing like a kid making you feel like a kid." ~Bert McCoy
"The real is eternal; the false is temporary." ~ Bert McCoy
​​"It takes true courage to see this is all a big labyrinth dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are not the body-mind, You are the One in the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"I Am That, by which I know I Am." ~Bert McCoy
​"What's behind the curtain is You." ~Bert McCoy
"I am a teacher in a school, within a school, in a play." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Name and form blind us from the Real." ~Bert McCoy
​"To find your life's purpose, find the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​ "No thought could ever be Bliss." ~Bert McCoy
​"Meditation helps us not to get lost in the world." ~Bert McCoy
"All bondage is but a mirage." ~ Bert McCoy
​"One enters into this dream world by way of the I Am." ~Bert McCoy
​"No burden of proof is needed to prove you exist." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The intellect must be tempered with silence." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To be at peace, the intellect must be tempered with the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"Cling to nothing, the wind and the waves will guide you." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's hard to be with someone who's not as smart as you — women have been navigating this for lifetimes." ~ Bert McCoy
"To find your life's purpose, you must first establish yourself in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Concepts and beliefs are heavy bricks — sooner or later, they’ll drown you." ~ Bert McCoy


​​"Find the source of 'I Am' and be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"The waves are concepts and beliefs — but You are the Ocean." ~ Bert McCoy
​"The senses cannot grasp the infinite." ~Bert McCoy
"The senses cannot grasp the limitless." ~Bert McCoy
"Opposites occur to make you think you actually have a choice." ~Bert McCoy
"Opposites arise to make you believe you have a choice." ~Bert McCoy
"Opposites occur to make you think you have a choice." ~Bert McCoy
​"Words cannot describe the Timeless Awareness Being... That you are." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To awaken we must remove the barriers." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our goal is to find the Real in the unreal." ~Bert McCoy
​"All concepts and beliefs are bondage to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Success is achieved by building great teams." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Remove all you have read and heard and dive in naked." ~Bert McCoy
"The world is a bed of arrows — be still, or it will hurt." ~Bert McCoy
​​"True intelligence leads us to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Live by courage, not by fear." ~Bert McCoy
"Live with courage, not with fear." ~Bert McCoy
"Live with courage, not with fear." ~Bert McCoy
​"All habits are snakes — sooner or later, they bite." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you don't like your life story... change the plot." ~Bert McCoy
​"Cling to nothing... the ebb and flow will be your guide." ~Bert McCoy
​"Emptiness has no agenda." ~Bert McCoy
​"Emptiness is prior to the 'I Am.'" ~Bert McCoy
​"When it comes to enlightenment, no theory will ever satisfy." ~Bert McCoy
​"Emptiness is beyond all mental thought." ~Bert McCoy
​"Deep sleep reveals to us we exist beyond the body-mind form." ~Bert McCoy
​"The unborn state is the highest state." ~Bert McCoy
​"In meditation... being ordinary is extraordinary."
"In meditation, the ordinary becomes extraordinary."
"To be ordinary in meditation is truly extraordinary."
​"There is no grief in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Wine speaks to lovers."
"Wine whispers to lovers." 
"To lovers, wine speaks in silence."
"Wine knows the language of lovers."
"Nothing real comes after now." ~Bert McCoy​
"When we're connected, we can write anywhere, anytime." ~Bert McCoy​
"Understanding pleasure and pain enlightens us." ~Bert McCoy​
"Only pure consciousness is." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The only thing that doesn't change is the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Spirituality is a twelve-letter word." ~Bert McCoy
​"All matter is mise en scene." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our story lives in our DNA." ~Bert McCoy
"If humanity exists, so does God." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeking is over when you find your authentic Self." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking ends the moment you recognize your authentic Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"All obstacles are just dominoes—waiting to fall." ~Bert McCoy
​"All obstacles are dominoes." ~Bert McCoy
​"Believing in death makes it so." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"When You are the Self there's nothing to realize." ~Bert McCoy
​ "When You are the Self, there's nothing to realize." ~Bert McCoy
 "When you are the Self, there's nothing left to realize." ~Bert McCoy
"You are the Self, there's nothing left to realize." ~Bert McCoy
"You are the Self, there's nothing more to realize." ~Bert McCoy
"Sometimes the Truth can only be understood through parables." ~Bert McCoy
"Sometimes the Truth can only be understood in parables." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Life’s a game of Monopoly… with limited Free Parking." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you realize you're not the doer, you're free." ~Bert McCoy
"When you realize you do nothing, you are free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Existence precedes objectification" ~Bert McCoy​
"Sailboats are designed to dance with the wind." ~Bert McCoy
"Consciousness knows these are all images on a screen." ~Bert McCoy
​"In meditation, less mind is better than no mind." ~Bert McCoy
"You can't get burnt by the word fire." ~Bert McCoy​
"To be at peace, be indifferent to the mind's complaints." ~Bert McCoy​
"Renounce the senses and you are whole." ~Bert McCoy
"Renounce the senses and you are free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Duality is the child of Maya." ~Bert McCoy
"The real You is beyond all limits." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Desirelessness liberates us from the world of form." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"Conquer the mind and all is Yours." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the ego-mind wakes up to eat... don't give it five-star service." ~Bert McCoy
"Heaven can only be found in You... In this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"A monastery or convent is still part of the story." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't follow negative thoughts, just notice them." ~Bert McCoy
​"Find a positive activity and put your heart and mind into it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Find a positive activity and put your heart and mind into it." ~Bert McCoy
​"What is unreal is in the past or future." ~Bert McCoy
​"What is real is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"Keep the mind still and you will feel refreshed." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Satsang removes the fear of the unknown." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only when you have problems in deep sleep, do you have real problems." ~Bert McCoy

"You only have real problems if they follow you into deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Problems are only real if they persist in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
 "Only the problems that exist in deep sleep are real." ~Bert McCoy
"If your problems follow you into deep sleep, then they are truly real." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you find grief in deep sleep it's real." ~Bert McCoy
"If you find grief in deep sleep, then it's real." ~Bert McCoy
 "The unborn state is complete." ~Bert McCoy
"Only the unborn state is Real." ~Bert McCoy
​"Grief doesn't exist in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​"Name and form are a mask for the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"Reminder: The body-mind is not the real You; You are Pure Awareness." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's a mistake to place God in the heavens and not in your own heart." ~Bert McCoy
​"You'll never really know unless you give it one-hundred percent." ~Bert McCoy
​"Neither hope nor fear is sustainable." ~Bert McCoy
"Detach yourself from the earth and You are All." ~Bert McCoy
​"Remove your own masks to reveal the One." ~Bert McCoy
"Remove your masks, and the One will be revealed." ~Bert McCoy
​"By removing your own masks, you reveal the One." ~Bert McCoy
 "To seek what is pleasing or to seek what is true — that is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's a mistake to place God in the heavens when God resides in your own heart."
~Bert McCoy​
"Go beyond—there is no cell, no key, and no jailer." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Everything you want to know is found in a backyard garden." ~Bert McCoy
​"Infinity is our true nature." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Where there's talk, there's duality." ~Bert McCoy
​"Where there are words, there is duality." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you see Yourself as unlimited, then You are unlimited." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you realize you were never born, you also realize you can never die." ~Bert McCoy
"The present moment is flowing water." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When we reject all, we become all." ~Bert McCoy
​"Anxiety is creativity that hasn't manifested... yet!" ~Bert McCoy
​"The closer we get to God, the more comfortable we are with being alone." ~Bert McCoy
 "If you look deep enough, this life is as empty as a dream." ~Bert McCoy
"Practices and beliefs are walls to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy​
"Gardeners truly are the cream of the crop." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Teaching goes far beyond testing, data collection, and analysis." ~Bert McCoy
​"Great wisdom is music to the soul." ~Bert McCoy
​"Mastery begins with the little things." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind is just white noise." ~Bert McCoy
​​"What We have here is an amazing show!" ~Bert McCoy
​"Why talk when You can hear the music of Silence?" ~Bert McCoy
"Why pray when you can be in silent communion with the Divine?" ~Bert McCoy
"Why pray when You can be in Silence with the Divine?"~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind is just a guest in the King's palace… and You are the King." ~Bert McCoy
"Which is better... Your inner eye or the outer ones?" ~Bert McCoy​
​"The wise don’t drink the Kool-Aid." ~Bert McCoy
​"Not tipping a fair amount blocks the flow of love." ~Bert McCoy
"Not tipping a fair amount blocks the flow of reciprocal appreciation."
~Bert McCoy
"Be still and listen—pure wisdom flows freely through the trees."
~Bert McCoy
"Be still and listen—pure wisdom blows freely through the trees."
~Bert McCoy
"All turtles are Gurus." ~Bert McCoy​
"A walk through a garden is nature’s own amusement park."
~Bert McCoy
"Desirelessness dissolves the illusion of samsara."
~Bert McCoy
​"A mind abiding in stillness is a peaceful mind." ~Bert McCoy​
"A still mind can break the cycle of birth and death." ~Bert McCoy​
"The body-mind is the pill we take to forget our Divinity." ~Bert McCoy
"We take on the body-mind like a pill—so we can forget our Divinity." ~Bert McCoy
"The body-mind is a pill we willingly take to forget our Divinity." ~Bert McCoy​
"Why use words when a wink of the eye will do?" ~Bert McCoy​
"Nothing needs to be added to life for us to be intrinsically happy." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To please the ego-mind is not the goal." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"The goal is simple: to awaken from the world of ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
"The goal is simple: awaken from the world of ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
"Our one simple goal is to awaken from the world of ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
"All relationships are Maya." ~Bert McCoy
​"Let the body-mind wither away—you are beyond name and form." ~Bert McCoy
​"When we stop drinking the ignorance, we'll stop getting sick." ~Bert McCoy
"In truth, there's no ego-mind that needs to be controlled." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "The wise don't drink the Kool-Aid." ~Bert McCoy
"What comes and goes is illusory; You are the ever-present Now!" ~Bert McCoy
​"All chaos is illusory." ~Bert McCoy
​"There is no good or bad in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Being rich or poor in a dream is irrelevant." ~Bert McCoy
"Whether rich or poor, it's all the same in a dream." ~Bert McCoy
"Being rich or poor in a dream makes no difference." ~Bert McCoy
​"You need to do nothing to realize Your true nature." ~Bert McCoy
​"The key to enlightenment is to do nothing." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only the one who rides the bull elephant is without worry." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be a psychological puppet."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Stop being a psychological puppet."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Harboring negative thoughts causes burnout." ~Bert McCoy
"Burnout is caused by harboring negative thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
​"Accepting birth and death keep us from realizing our Source." ~Bert McCoy
"Accepting birth and death bind us from realizing self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"All we have here is imagination." ~Bert McCoy
"The Truth sits with us quietly watching the show." ~Bert McCoy
​"To be free you must reject everything and accept nothing." ~Bert McCoy
​"All efforts to be enlightened will be fruitless." ~Bert McCoy
​"All bodies must die… but You are not the body." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't feed the ego, and the ego grows weak." ~Bert McCoy"Don’t feed the ego, and it will grow weak." ~Bert McCoy
"We are cured of suffering when we become love." ~Bert McCoy​
"All roads will eventually lead to here and now." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Thinking is too easy, and that's why most people can't be still." ~Bert McCoy
"Stop being the ego-mind's puppet."​ ~Bert McCoy​
​"Thinking is too easy, and that's why most people can't be still." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking is easy—that’s why most people struggle to be still." ~Bert McCoy
"Only Love can show us our errors." ~Bert McCoy
"Only Love has the clarity and compassion to reveal our errors."
~Bert McCoy
​"Peace of mind is right here and right now." ~Bert McCoy​
"Trying to be spiritual is like putting a Kashaya on the Sun." ~Bert McCoy
"The moment we leave the now, samsara takes control." ~Bert McCoy
​"The moment we leave the now, Maya takes control." ~Bert McCoy
"When we stray from the now, Maya is in control." ~Bert McCoy
"Maya is everywhere and nowhere." ~Bert McCoy​
"Our self-worth comes from the way we treat others." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our Inner Beauty is recognized by the Beautiful." ~Bert McCoy​
"All doubts will be removed from those who seek the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Identify with the ego-mind and you've missed Reality." ~Bert McCoy
"Identify with the ego-mind and you've missed what is Reality." ~Bert McCoy
"Identify with the ego-mind and you've missed what's Real." ~Bert McCoy
"Unless you confront the mind... the mind will continue to get in trouble." ~Bert McCoy
"Identify with the ego-mind and you've missed what is Reality." ~Bert McCoy
 "Identify with the ego-mind and you've missed what's Real." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't let the ego-mind think of reasons to be unhappy." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't let the mind think of reasons to be unhappy." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't add fuel to the mind and the mind will run out gas." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Life is good—because it can always become more challenging." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Can you recognize a donkey wearing a diamond around its neck?" ~Bert McCoy
​"All journeys will lead to the journey to Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"The wise know we live in a world of mirrors." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stop being the mind's puppet."​ ~Bert McCoy
​​"Peace begins the moment we stop dancing to the mind’s strings." ~Bert McCoy
"To be at peace, we must stop being the mind's puppet." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Accepting birth and death binds us from Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Like and dislike cripple us on the path to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy​
"Without thought wisdom awakens." ~Bert McCoy
​"Duality greatly limits our understanding." ~Bert McCoy​
"When we go to the past or future, Maya is in control." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Life' good—because it can always get worse." ~Bert McCoy
"Peace begins when we stop letting the mind lead the dance." ~Bert McCoy
​ "The moment we leave the now, samsara takes over." ~Bert McCoy
"To find Immortality... Look within." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "Live with purpose, and prepare for eternity." ~Bert McCoy
​"One who lives in the present moment lives without suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"Searching for our true self prevents us from being who we already are." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Like and dislike cripples us on our path to Realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to like and dislike cripples us on the path to realization." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "To serve is manifested joy." ~Bert McCoy
​"Like and dislike cripples us on our path to Realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"Are you a bad driver with wild horses or are you a good driver with calm horses?" ~Bert McCoy
"Silence is That which we truly are." ~Bert McCoy
​​​ "All is but a dream, even the quest for enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
"To prepare for eternity or to chase outward pleasure—this is the true question." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Become still and the clouds of ignorance will clear." ~Bert McCoy
"The real God sits in no judgement." ~Bert McCoy
​"The real God sits in no judgement." ~Bert McCoy
"The real God sits with no judgement." ~Bert McCoy
 "No concepts or rituals are needed to be still." ~Bert McCoy
"Wanting nothing more awakens us to the Eternal." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trying to be spiritual is like putting a kasaya over the Sun." ~Bert McCoy​
"Everyone and everything is God playing a game." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking, talking, and writing only happen in a dream world." ~Bert McCoy​
"Hold tightly to your innermost Self and nothing here will lead you astray." ~Bert McCoy
"Nissargadatta is our mirror." ~Bert McCoy​
"We don't need concepts and theories to be loving." ~Bert McCoy
​"The needs-based theory is flawed, because it was designed by the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The needs-based theory is flawed, because it points us in the wrong direction... it points to feelings when it should point to thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
​"The needs-based theory is flawed, because it was designed by the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
​"One can be trained in something, yet still not be very good at it." ~Bert McCoy​
"Stay on your road; because, all roads lead into one." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't let thoughts leave the barn without You noticing them." ~Bert McCoy
​"The more I love the more I find my needs are met." ~Bert McCoy​
"It's funny when a human tries to find God." ~Bert McCoy​
"You don't need concepts and theories to be loving." ~Bert McCoy​
​"You don't need a concept, belief, or theory to be more loving." ~Bert McCoy
​"Remove the ego by seeing it doesn't really exist." ~Bert McCoy
"Living in the present moment is the only backup plan you'll ever need." ~Bert McCoy
​“You have to go back in time to suffer.” — Bert McCoy
​“To suffer, you must go back in time.” — Bert McCoy
​"If you think too much about the future, you'll be anxious." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Hold onto the 'now' with every cell to find the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​"Hold onto the I Amness to find the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​
"No ego, no grief." ~Bert McCoy
"No 'little me'—no more suffering." ~Bert McCoy
"When the little me disappears, so does the grief." ~Bert McCoy
"Without the little me, there's no more grief." ~Bert McCoy
"No little me means no more grief." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wisdom will guide us when we're ready to listen." ~Bert McCoy
​"The need for results causes suffering." ~Bert McCoy

"Personal gain achieves nothing on the path to self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Personal gain accomplishes nothing in the pursuit of self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"Personal gain has no value in the pursuit of self-realization." ~Bert McCoy"In the journey toward self-realization, personal gain means nothing." ~Bert McCoy
"The path to self-realization begins where personal gain ends." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization cannot be bought with personal gain." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Divine isn't found by thinking, but by the absence of thought." ~Bert McCoy
"The Divine isn't found by thinking, but by not thinking." ~Bert McCoy
"When you're born you begin the process of dying; when you live in the present you begin the process of living." ~Bert McCoy​
"At birth, the process of dying begins; in the present, the process of living begins." ~Bert McCoy​
"When you're born you begin the process of dying - when you're present you begin the reality of living." ~Bert McCoy
"I Am the Now... and so are You." ~Bert McCoy​
"The Self is not found in the future — it is recognized now. The only distance between you and realization is your belief in distance." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you play with Self-realization, you're playing with an atomic bomb." ~Bert McCoy
​"Fear is the backseat driver to thought." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Meditation is a ten letter word." ~Bert McCoy
​"Meditation works when the thinking mind is still." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Don't get lost or amazed by visions, You are above these as well." ~Bert McCoy
“Don’t be enchanted by visions... even these arise from within you." ~Bert McCoy
“Visions may come and go—What sees them is You.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Visions may come and go—What sees them remains unchanged.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Time only exists when you are the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
​“To hoard wealth while others go hungry is a misuse of divine trust.” ~Bert McCoy
​"What kind of a person hoards great wealth when there are people in need?" ~Bert McCoy
"Love holds great power for those who wish to look." ~Bert McCoy​
"Genetically speaking... the differences are ever so slight." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The true purpose of education is to question our reality." ~Bert McCoy
​"You're the painter; paint a better picture." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who needs enemies when you have the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"Your greatest opponent may not be out there, but right inside your own head." ~Bert McCoy
"No outside enemy can harm you like the ego-mind can." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind is dressed as a protector... when it's really a traitor." ~Bert McCoy
"An unchecked ego is the greatest enemy you'll ever face." ~Bert McCoy
"There's no better trap than a beautiful sunset." ~Bert McCoy​


"'Thy will be done,' is so much easier than my will be done." ~Bert McCoy
“My will stagnates, Thy will flows.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Thy will is peace — forcing my will is struggle.” ~Bert McCoy
“When I surrendered, I realized: I was never in charge.” ~Bert McCoy
“The ego commands; the soul listens.” ~Bert McCoy
"The senses aren't capable of knowing the real You." ~Bert McCoy​
"Stay close to those who offer you light, peace, and calm." ~Bert McCoy​

​"Dialectical journaling helps students find their own voice... Not AI's voice." ~Bert McCoy
"Dialectical journaling teaches students to speak from within—not from the algorithm." ~Bert McCoy
"Through dialectical journaling, students discover their true voice—not a borrowed one." ~Bert McCoy
"AI can generate words—dialectical journaling helps students to generate truth." ~Bert McCoy
"The goal of dialectical journaling isn’t polished prose—it’s an authentic voice." ~Bert McCoy
"You can’t outsource your voice—dialectical journaling brings it to the surface." ~Bert McCoy

​"Patience isn’t passive—it’s intelligent observation." ~Bert McCoy
"Wait and see—because time reveals what the mind can’t predict." ~Bert McCoy
"To wait and see isn’t weakness; it’s wisdom in disguise." ~Bert McCoy
"Let life unfold. Don’t rush the answers." ~Bert McCoy
"To live in reality, or to live in thought… that is the true question." ~Bert McCoy
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​"We’re all living a love story—just wait and see." ~Bert McCoy
"Each of us is living a love story—whether we know it yet or not." ~Bert McCoy
"Life writes a love story through each of us… just be still and listen." ~Bert McCoy
"We’re all living a love story—some just haven’t reached the good part yet." ~Bert McCoy
"Love is already the plot. Just wait and see." ~Bert McCoy
"To be alive is to be part of a love story unfolding in real time." ~Bert McCoy
"Behind the struggle, a love story is quietly being written." ~Bert McCoy
"You’re living a love story. Trust the page you’re on." ~Bert McCoy
"We’re all the main character in love’s unfolding tale—just wait and see." ~Bert McCoy

​ "Love is always behind the curtain, setting the scene." ~Bert McCoy

"When we accept everything as it is... we see perfection."
~Bert McCoy

"When we accept everything as it is... we see perfectly."
~Bert McCoy
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​"Too many desires breed slaves."
~ Bert McCoy

​"See stress as good thing and you're good." ~ Bert McCoy

"Effort is necessary, until we realize it's just a crutch." ~ Bert McCoy
​
​"The real you is hidden beneath the mental noise in your head." ~Bert McCoy

​"All talk is an illusion." ~ Bert McCoy

​"The mind hypnotizes us into thinking all of this is real." ~ Bert McCoy

​​"Emptiness writes the best quotes." ~Bert McCoy

​"See stress as a good thing and you're good." ~ Bert McCoy

​"Only Truth can see the false." ~Bert McCoy

​"Thinking there are things to be done separates Us from Self-realization."
​"The goal of eating a peach is to get to the pit - The goal of being human is to reach your core." ~ Bert McCoy

​"Individuality must be removed to remind us that, All is One."
~ Bert McCoy

​"A belief is not worthy of your worship." ~Bert McCoy

​“As the peach leads you to the pit,
so life leads you to your core.”
~ Bert McCoy

“The sweetness of the peach ends at the pit--
the sweetness of life begins at the core.”
~ Bert McCoy

“Just as we reach the seed in fruit,
we must reach the Self in truth.”
~ Bert McCoy

“To eat a peach is to find the pit--
to live fully is to meet the Self.”
~ Bert McCoy

"There are no walls keeping us from Love... except the ones we built ourselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"A quiet mind is in harmony with this present moment." ~Bert McCoy

"The older I get, the less comfortable I am with faking it." ~ Bert McCoy
​​"The goal is to see life clearly." ~Bert McCoy
​​"In a garden with a pen and paper... who could be happier?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Innate wisdom is available while tending a garden." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't give thoughts to your thoughts and you will be at peace." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why do we spend so many lifetimes searching for That which We already Are?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Why do we spend so many lifetimes searching for That which is already here and now?" ~Bert McCoy
"When we run away from 'what is' we suffer." ~Bert McCoy
​"You’re not just in the Now—you are the Now." ~Bert McCoy
"You are the now and everything in It." ~Bert McCoy
"ADHD is creativity waiting to manifest." ~Bert McCoy​
"Silence isn't passive... It's supreme Awareness." ~Bert McCoy ​
​"Don't add thoughts to your thoughts and you will be at peace." ~Bert McCoy
​"The unchanging Self is who We truly are—the eternal." ~Bert McCoy​
​"What never changes in Us… is what lasts forever." ~Bert McCoy
"Unpredictability hides in the comfort of the known." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life becomes predictable the moment we expect it to stay the same." ~Bert McCoy
"What we expect most is often what surprises us." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Innate wisdom is contained in every garden." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Living in the flow of life burns all karma." ~Bert McCoy
​"Having the right mindset follows us through everything." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Some students are good at digging holes for themselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"With the right mindset, every path becomes purposeful." ~Bert McCoy
​"A slave to thoughts will never be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stay in tune with this present moment… life will happen the way it was designed to be.” ~Bert McCoy
​"To post or not to post... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind is like quicksand... The more we struggle with it, the faster we sink." ~Bert McCoy
​"The desire for self-realization will cure us from ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
​"Make your day right... before the sun sets." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's innate wisdom in every garden." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stay tuned to the present moment… life will happen the way it was meant to happen.” ~Bert McCoy
"Are you merely a puzzle piece, or the missing piece to the whole? This is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't follow the mind; the mind must learn to follow you." ~Bert McCoy
​"Negativity narrows our vision; positivity reveals the bigger picture." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "Obstacles are not meant to bind us, but refine us."
~Bert McCoy
​"The source of thought is Silence." ~Bert McCoy
​"The mind says it wants peace... but does it?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Knowing what we don't need to know... simplifies our life." ~Bert McCoy
​"All great teachers teach their students to be present." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Truth abolishes the mind's concerns." ~Bert McCoy
​"The true art of acting is the art of authenticity." ~Bert McCoy
"All great actors are masters at being themselves." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Every master on the stage is perfectly at home." ~Bert McCoy
​"Sometimes you need a thousand lifetimes to get it right." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you see Truth, You are Truth." ~Bert McCoy
 "When you see Truth, You are the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"When you see Truth, You are Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"You ask, 'Where is God?'—Everywhere, my friend." ~Bert McCoy
"Where is God, you ask? Everywhere!" ~Bert McCoy
"The Truth is utterly unthinkable." ~Bert McCoy
​"All happens for Love and entertainment." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind loves adding concepts and belief to That which is beyond concept and belief." ~Bert McCoy
"When confused, you'll see Love is the ultimate reason." ~Bert McCoy​
"No theory is needed to be loving." ~Bert McCoy​
"The negative clings only when you feed it—starve it with light." ~Bert McCoy
"Focus on the negative, and you'll find the negative. Focus on the positive, and the negative falls away." ~Bert McCoy
"What you focus on grows—dark or light, it becomes your world." ~Bert McCoy

"The negative clings only when you feed it—starve it with light." ~Bert McCoy
"Focus on the negative, and you'll find the negative. Focus on the positive, and the negative falls away." ~Bert McCoy
"What you focus on grows—dark or light, it becomes your world." ~Bert McCoy
"If we chase feelings, we miss the Stillness of the moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Feelings are weather—grace is the open sky beyond them." ~Bert McCoy
"The more we cling to feelings, the further we drift from presence." ~Bert McCoy
"When we chase feelings, we miss the quiet grace of Silence." ~Bert McCoy
"Focusing on feelings takes us away from the Grace in this present moment." ~Bert McCoy
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"Relax… it’s just Now, and it always has been." ~Bert McCoy
"What’s the rush? There’s only Here—only Now." ~Bert McCoy
"We need to lighten up—there’s only here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"We need to lighten up, there's only here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​


​"What the ears miss, the heart remembers—Silence eternal." ~Bert McCoy
"Silence is not a sound but a presence, and only the heart knows it." ~Bert McCoy
"True silence bypasses the senses and blooms within the heart." ~Bert McCoy
"Silence is not heard through the ears, but felt in the stillness of the heart." ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence cannot be heard with the ears; it's taken in by the heart." ~Bert McCoy
​"Any amount of effort cannot find the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Any amount of effort cannot find the Truth; because, You are the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"To learn something new, or to let go of something you thought you knew—this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When the mind shuts off... you're in the garden." ~Bert McCoy
​"Alcohol is a wild animal which must be tamed with presence." ~Bert McCoy
​"In the darkness beyond the mind you will awaken." ~Bert McCoy
​"Liberation begins the moment we remember we were never the shell." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are not the vessel shaped by time, but the luminous Pearl untouched by it." ~Bert McCoy
​"The illusion is thinking we are the shell, and not the sacred Pearl inside." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the Pearl awakens, the shell becomes transparent." ~Bert McCoy
"It is not the shell that imprisons us, it's forgetting we're the Pearl within." ~Bert McCoy
​​"We're bound only while we believe ourself to be the shell—unaware we've always been the Pearl." ~Bert McCoy
​“Awareness remembered is freedom reclaimed.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The moment We remember We are pure Awareness, the ego-mind will acquiescence." ~Bert McCoy
​“What binds Us is the belief We are a simple human being.” ~Bert McCoy
“Reminding Yourself You are pure Awareness dissolves all illusion of bondage.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The moment We remember We are pure Awareness, the ego-mind will acquiesce." ~Bert McCoy
​"Sitting in my backyard, my eyes to the sky... my world is immense."
— Bert McCoy
​“In this cradle I look to the sky... My world is immense.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Why focus on feelings when you can go directly to the culprit." ~Bert McCoy
​"Focusing on feelings takes us away from the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Culturing viruses will turn out to be a dangerous and costly adventure." ~Bert McCoy
"Synthetic virology and bio-research is a dangerous and costly adventure." ~Bert McCoy
​"Great teaching reaches the students who don't care." ~Bert McCoy
​"The result of all experiences is conflict." ~Bert McCoy
​"Let's work on ourselves before we think we can help others." ~Bert McCoy
​"Helping others without working on yourself can be an egoic act of compassion." ~Bert McCoy
​"Let's put on our own oxygen mask before we think we can help others." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trust the fact that you're in this place, but not of this place." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Notice when the ego-mind keeps thinking the same thoughts over and over." ~Bert McCoy
​"Rare is One who knows there is only One." ~Bert McCoy
​"Rare is one who knows they are not replaceable." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's simple: Absolutely no effort is needed to awaken." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't be duped by the illusion of space in form... You are the everlasting Source." ~Bert McCoy
​"The seeker disappears when the seeker finds Themselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"Real help begins with self-work. We serve best when we are whole, not when we are trying to fix others as a way to avoid ourselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"Great guides awaken presence." ~Bert McCoy
​​“Let’s work on ourselves before we think we can help others.” ~Bert McCoy
​ "Until we drink from the well within, our offerings to others are dust in the wind." ~Bert McCoy
"This universe is transcended in the snap of two fingers." ~Bert McCoy​
​"There's nothing to gain here... this world is all entertainment." ~Bert McCoy
"Worldly prosperity means nothing to a sage." ~Bert McCoy​
"A ripe mind is not swollen with concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy​
"A slave to the ego-mind has a past and future." ~Bert McCoy​
"God is not a word on paper." ~Bert McCoy​
"You can't enjoy the present if your mind is full of the past and future." ~Bert McCoy​
​"We succeed by doing, not by complaining." ~Bert McCoy​
"A great teacher helps students understand their potential." ~Bert McCoy
"A quiet pond reflects the moon." ~Bert McCoy
"When the mind is still, we can see clearly."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Clarity is more important than possessions."​ ~Bert McCoy
"Seeing clearly is more important than possessions." ~Bert McCoy​
"To survive is to prolong the dream." ~Bert McCoy​
“By remembering you are the Self, the dream of bondage ends.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"When afraid, we've forgotten our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
"True love is beyond space and time." ~Bert McCoy​
"Love is beyond space and time." ~Bert McCoy​
"Every garden holds great truths." ~Bert McCoy​
"The gardener is the student and the garden is the teacher." ~Bert McCoy​
"A Garden is a Guru." ~Bert McCoy​
"Go with the flow of life and you'll know no karma." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our true life Source is Love." ~Bert McCoy
"Learning how not to complain is a learnable skill." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Good teachers teach clear thinking." ~Bert McCoy​
"A quiet pond reflects the moon." ~Bert McCoy​
 "This world is an illusion... the darkness in deep sleep is a black hole." ~Bert McCoy
"In silence, the eye of truth opens." ~Bert McCoy
"Just as you would set a clock to the correct time, set your mind to the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"Like and dislike will limit our understanding." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be duped by the illusion of space and form... You are the everlasting Source." ~Bert McCoy​
"Knowing what we don’t need to know… simplifies life."
~Bert McCoy​
"A garden is the classroom where souls remember their roots." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Working in a garden is equivalent to showing up to school." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "Some of life's greatest lessons are learned while tending a garden." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Tending a garden can teach more than most classrooms." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking about thinking only feeds the noise." ~Bert McCoy
​"Time isn't everlasting... You are." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you forget Yourself you're happy." ~Bert McCoy
​"A slave to thought is truly a slave." ~Bert McCoy
​"One chained to thought is chained for life." ~Bert McCoy
​"If thought is your master, you are the servant." ~Bert McCoy
​"A great teacher helps their students understand their potential." ~Bert McCoy
​"The true Mirror is aloof to all that is." ~Bert McCoy
"The simple is all You need to know." ~Bert McCoy
​"True Joy only awakens when You give it All up." Bert McCoy
"I am never confused; for, I believe in nothing." ~Bert McCoy ​
​"Who meditates? The mind does. I am not the mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"Talking about meditation is a waste of time." ~Bert McCoy
​"If it is Divine Will, it will happen." ~Bert McCoy
​"Talking about Truth is a waste of Your time." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Pure Love is veiled by this make believe world." ~Bert McCoy
​"Be amazing, because you know You can." ~Bert McCoy
"The wise are always clear-minded." ~Bert McCoy​
This is all a really big show... a mountain or a flower doesn't care about the credits." ~Bert McCoy
​"A true teacher is entirely aloof." ~Bert McCoy​
"Rare is One who knows he or she is beyond the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
"A garden can teach what no book can." ~Bert McCoy
"A garden can teach what no book can." ~Bert McCoy​
"You don't have to save the world... just work on your own garden." ~Bert McCoy​
"Dream knowledge is only useful in a dream." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Only an ego-mind thinks it needs to do something to be enlightened." ~Bert McCoy
​"Who meditates? The mind does. I am not the mind." ~Bert McCoy

​"First question: Are you a human or are You Spirit?" ~Bert McCoy
"First question: Are you speaking from a human perspective or from Spirit?" ~Bert McCoy
​“To live with integrity, or not to live with integrity—that is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Integrity is the thread that binds the finite to the Infinite.” ~Bert McCoy
"Struggling to be free doesn't help one who is already free." ~Bert McCoy
“Vibration is the cornerstone of healing.” ~Bert McCoy
“To understand life, you must flow with life.” ~Bert McCoy
"To understand life, one must be in tune with life." ~Bert McCoy
​“Integrity is the thread that binds the finite to the Infinite.” ~Bert McCoy
​"It is a mistake to think we must do something to realize our true Self." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Loving life puts one in the flow of life." ~Bert McCoy
"Waves carry the wisdom of the sea." ~Bert McCoy
“The wise let go of all concepts and beliefs.” ~Bert McCoy​
"So this is what we do with eternity." ~Bert McCoy
"The body-mind experiences pain and suffering; but, we are not the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"All is suffering; therefore, I am Still." ~Bert McCoy
​"Desire nothing, be aloof, indifferent, and be free." ~Bert McCoy
"Desire nothing, be aloof, indifferent, and be free." ~Bert McCoy
​“Desire nothing. Be aloof, be indifferent—and you are free.” ~Bert McCoy
“Freedom comes by desiring nothing, standing aloof, and remaining indifferent.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"The key is to meditate yourself into Silence." ~Bert McCoy
“Are you your thoughts, or the One who witnesses them? This is a true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​ "You have to separate from your thoughts before you come to your senses." ~Bert McCoy
"To be happy with what is, or not to be happy with what is... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
“I am never confused, for I believe in nothing.” ~Bert McCoy​

"Love doesn't keep track of the wrongs... Love is here and now." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"The gates to the higher realms are subtle and invisible." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't be afraid to modify the curriculum for engagement." ~Bert McCoy
​"More knowledge creates more duality." ~Bert McCoy
“In my dream, I Am That I Am.” ~Bert McCoy
"A slave to desires will never be free." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The You of you is the Witness of all." ~Bert McCoy
​ "If you're lost in thinking you've missed the beauty of the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​​"There is nothing beyond the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"When we add more educational degrees we add more duality." ~Bert McCoy
​"Instant awakening is preceded by great love and patience." ~Bert McCoy
"A ripe mind is not swollen  with facts, concepts, and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only a calm mind can turn within." ~Bert McCoy


​"You can't hear the voice of the Divine when the mind keeps replaying the past." ~Bert McCoy
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"The illusion of certainty invites the unexpected." ~Bert McCoy
"I Am never confused; for, I know nothing." ~Bert McCoy​
​"What may be seen as good or bad is subtle and illusory." ~Bert McCoy​
"Thinking and talking disturb Silence." ~Bert McCoy​
​“Don’t get lost in shadows—follow the light of now.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Avoid the shadows; walk in the light of the present.” ~Bert McCoy
​ “Don’t get lost in the shadows—follow the light of now.” ~Bert McCoy
"Set the mind's clock to the present and all will be well." ~Bert McCoy​
"Good and bad complicates what is." ~Bert McCoy​
"Good and bad complicates what is." ~Bert McCoy​
​"All desires are traps." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only You can find Your essence." ~Bert McCoy
​"A full mind is weak; a clear mind is strength." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Truth is always here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"The past fades... but the light of Now endures." ~Bert McCoy
​"What troubles you is what you allow to trouble you." ~Bert McCoy
​“Science reaches the edge; Love goes beyond.” ~Bert McCoy
 “The incessant need to label and measure is a trait of the ego-mind.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Set the mind's clock to the present and all's well." ~Bert McCoy
​​"What troubles you is what you allow to trouble you." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't let the mind look for reasons to let go of the past... just let the past go." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love is more powerful than the mind thinks." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't let the mind look for reasons to let go of the past... the past is old and tired." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stop thinking and talking and the Truth will embrace You." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Without hardship, how do most of us grow in wisdom?" ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be duped by illusion, everything here is an illusion... except the one who see it." ~Bert McCoy
"Nobody is closer to the Truth than You are right here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't be duped by illusion... nothingness is closest to the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​“Don’t let the mind search for reasons to hold onto a hot coal. The past is the past—just drop it.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The thinker is bound, the witness is free.” ~Bert McCoy
​"The thinker lives behind bars, the witness is a free bird." ~Bert McCoy​
“Only in silence can the chains of the mind dissolve.” ~Bert McCoy​
"To obey the mind is to forsake freedom." ~Bert McCoy​
​"If you're the mind's prisoner, you'll never sail the shoreless sea." ~Bert McCoy
​“The equipoise of mind is the goal.” ~Bert McCoy​
“Attach yourself to thought, and you forget you have wings.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"Follow thought and you'll drift for lifetimes." ~Bert McCoy
"Trust the ego-mind and you'll drift for lifetimes." ~Bert McCoy
​​"He who bows to the ego-mind is a true beggar." ~Bert McCoy
​“Only in stillness do you remember you have always been free.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Only in stillness will you remember you've always been free.” ~Bert McCoy
 "Thoughts whisper like the truth, but they're not." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Thoughts whisper like the truth, but they're not." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't be duped by illusion, everything here is an illusion... except the one who sees it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't let the ego-mind be your tour guide." ~Bert McCoy
​“Attach yourself to thought, and you'll forget you have wings.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“Don’t let the mind search for reasons to hold onto a hot piece of coal; the past is the past—just drop it.” ~Bert McCoy
​"If you want to uncomplicate your life, stop entertaining drama." ~Bert McCoy
​“Holding onto the past burns, the only wisdom is to drop it.” ~Bert McCoy
 “Holding onto the past burns... wisdom says to drop it.” ~Bert McCoy
​“In reality, you possess nothing—you are everything and nothing.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"The present moment is the true religion." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are not the traffic in the mind, you are the witness of the traffic of the mind." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind thinks there is a path to enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence is the first language of sages." ~Bert McCoy
​"The past and future are empty... only the present moment is full." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Spiritual progress is not possible for the wise." ~Bert McCoy
​"The wise are content with what is." ~Bert McCoy
​"Truth be told... the ego-mind loves finding and creating drama." ~Bert McCoy
"Stillness is the lifeblood of the wise." ~Bert McCoy
​“A life lived moment to moment is better than a life bound to past and future.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Alcohol is not as important as the body-mind thinks." ~Bert McCoy
​“Be like a flower... release your fragrance freely to all who come near.” ~Bert McCoy
​"You can play with scripture and still not taste the honey." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All seekers are actually seeking themselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"To teach as a Buddha, or to teach as a mortal... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
“All delicacies carry attachment.” ~Bert McCoy​
"Don't be trapped by cause and effect." ~Bert McCoy​
“Saying you are ‘unhappy’ is only a thought.” ~Bert McCoy​
“The hunger for the Divine rejects the transient.” ~Bert McCoy
“The hunger for the Divine rejects the transient.” ~Bert McCoy​
"To be the thought or to be the observer of the thought... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​“What you observe, you are not.” ~Bert McCoy​
"More concepts and beliefs adds more clutter to your room." ~Bert McCoy
"The mind is a ghost... don't follow it." ~Bert McCoy​
"The world is not a problem to be fixed, but a show to be witnessed." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The world is not a problem to be solved, but a show to be witnessed." ~Bert McCoy
“Whatever you do—call it play.” ~Bert McCoy​
​“The purpose of life is not what to be, but how to be.” ~Bert McCoy​
​“The purpose of life is not what to be, but how to be.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"You don't need a book to know how to be you." ~Bert McCoy
"Water is a master at getting around obstacles." ~Bert McCoy
"Mental health is an oxymoron." ~Bert McCoy​
"Don't flow like lava when you can flow like water." ~Bert McCoy
​"I'm not going to let you bully me," says the four-year-old to the small puppy. ~Bert McCoy
​"To be thankful or not to be thankful... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
"Success is achieved by raising one's knowledge, skill-set, and attitude." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the base can't understand you... you're on the right path." ~Bert McCoy ​
"Everyone has a paid return ticket home." ~Bert McCoy​
"You become what you forget — so continue moving forward." ~Bert McCoy​
​"You become what you forget — so move forward." ~Bert McCoy
"It's delusional to think the mind can police itself." ~Bert McCoy​
"Our lack of health has been engineered by corporate structures." ~Bert McCoy​
​"You become what you regret — so move forward." ~Bert McCoy
“Great films gel.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"Silence is like a radio station, tune into it Now." ~Bert McCoy
​"To make it happen or to allow it to happen... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why search for love when you can be love." ~Bert McCoy
​“There’s nowhere to go but here and now.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Big brother wants us to live in fear." ~Bert McCoy
​"Listening to one's thoughts is the beginning of wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"The war with the ego-mind ends when you are still." ~Bert McCoy
"What can go right is more important than what can go wrong." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Taste freedom... Be the now." ~Bert McCoy
"Laughter is stronger than repeating scripture." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Celebrating change promotes growth." ~Bert McCoy
"To enjoy the roar of the crowd, or cherish the sound of silence... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Trying to meditate makes too much noise." ~Bert McCoy​
"The real You needs no improvement." ~Bert McCoy​
"When we step away from the madness of the mind’s flow, we are perfect." ~Bert McCoy​
"The one who desires the most does the least." ~Bert McCoy
​"Just begin, and the energy to continue will flow with each step." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Just begin, and the energy to continue will flow." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can tell you've changed when you don't care about the money." ~Bert McCoy​

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​"Learning to let go is a result of true understanding." ~Bert McCoy
​"The older I get, the easier it gets to let go." ~Bert McCoy
​"To think about life or to live life now... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"The past is a bore; I live now." ~Bert McCoy
​When you know you're nothing, you've learned everything." ~Bert McCoy
​"To master life one must learn to let go." ~Bert McCoy
"Striving to find yourself is suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's wise to realize you are never off course." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's wise to realize we're never off course." ~Bert McCoy
​ "The wise realize life will change without a roadmap." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is not out to get us, it's out to guide us." ~Bert McCoy
​"The bigger goal is to awaken." ~Bert McCoy
​To seek comfort or to awaken... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To be quick to judge, or to follow the story... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To force life or live in the flow of life... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​​"If your goal is to be a great mother or father... you will find life will work with you." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Stillness can embrace what is impossible." ~Bert McCoy
​​"All gardens can awaken us." ~Bert McCoy
​"The highest teachings flow through Silence." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't be lost in the shadows of the past, be in the here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"All chaos has secrets to teach us... if we are patient enough to listen." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are surrounded by spiritual teachers... if we are still enough to listen." ~Bert McCoy
​“Wisdom sits quietly behind every mistake and every story.” ~Bert McCoy​
"Setbacks play a pivotal role in all stories." ~Bert McCoy
​“In this game we call life, the grand plan has always been to awaken.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"All setbacks are crossroads." ~Bert McCoy
​"Anything that can go wrong will eventually go right." ~Bert McCoy
“Why grasp when you can move through life with your natural magnetism?” ~Bert McCoy
“One’s inward posture is as important as one’s outward posture.” ~Bert McCoy
"Our inward posture is as important as our outward posture." ~Bert McCoy
​"All rejection opens new doors." ~Bert McCoy
​"The weather will change... You will not." ~Bert McCoy
​"Things beyond your control are simply beyond your control." ~Bert McCoy
​"You need no proof to be happy." ~Bert McCoy
​"Awareness is what observes thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
​"You don't need others to validate your happiness." ~Bert McCoy
​"When the waves of the mind are rough, dive deeper." ~Bert McCoy
​​"We'll miss the music if we keep harping on past notes." ~Bert McCoy
"We'll miss the music if we keep harping on the individual notes." ~Bert McCoy
"Love is more powerful than the ego-mind thinks." ~Bert McCoy​
"Forgive your regrets and carry on." ~Bert McCoy​
"Sorry means little unless your actions show it." ~Bert McCoy​
"Love is more powerful than the ego-mind thinks." ~Bert McCoy​
"To gain everything, we must let everything go." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "To accept what is or not to accept what is... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Relaxing is not a retreat from life, but a way of life." ~Bert McCoy
​"Release the struggle, let the river of life carry you." ~Bert McCoy
"To choose a journey of peace or a journey of want... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
​"A diamond covered by a mountain of dirt is still a diamond." ~Bert McCoy
"To learn more or to unlearn more... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "You don't control your breath, your heartbeat, your blood flow, hair growth, or the functioning of the organs... but you think you're in control." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why resist life when we can choose to flow with life?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Laugh at your suffering and all is well." ~Bert McCoy
"Laugh at your mistakes and you're over them." ~Bert McCoy​
 "Don't judge your life’s story; live and experience it." ~Bert McCoy
 "Don't judge the story of your life; experience the story of your life." ~Bert McCoy
​"A clenched fist can't hold someone's hand." ~Bert McCoy​
"Don't judge your life story... just live it." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"Laughter is behind the game of it all." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Fate is hollow... You're Divine Awareness posing as a human being." ~Bert McCoy
"Fate is hollow... You have always been above all of this." ~Bert McCoy
"Fate is hollow... You have always been above it all." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The purpose of life is the same as the purpose of story... to entertain." ~Bert McCoy
"The purpose of life is no different from a story’s—to keep us entertained." ~Bert McCoy​
"Laugh at your suffering and you're over it." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"A clenched fist can't hold water." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you can think about it, you can write about." ~Bert McCoy
​"What is beautiful radiates in stillness." ~Bert McCoy
"What the ego-mind chooses may not be best." ~Bert McCoy
"True power is still." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"In reality, there are no internal or external problems." ~Bert McCoy​
"All rejection opens new pathways." ~Bert McCoy
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"Savor the play while it lasts; the curtain always falls." ~Bert McCoy
"Enjoy the performance, for the curtain will soon fall." ~Bert McCoy
"This stage is brief—enjoy it before the curtain falls." ~Bert McCoy
"Enjoy the theatre while you can; the curtain will soon fall." ~Bert McCoy
"Enjoy the world's stage, for the curtain will soon fall." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's impossible to be lonely when you have God." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Joy and adventure arise when we align with what is." ~Bert McCoy
"Why fight the seasons when we can accept them and taste all the sweet flavors?" ~Bert McCoy
​ "Why wait for the perfect moment when we have right now." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Our Divine nature enjoys mystery." ~Bert McCoy
​"True power is stillness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Joy and adventure arise when we align ourselves with what is." ~Bert McCoy
​"It is a travesty to see God only in the heavens, and not in one another." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Joy and adventure arise when we align ourselves with what is." ~Bert McCoy
​"To be corrected by the best carries its own merit." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's a travesty to see God in the heavens, and not in one another." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why fight the seasons when we can accept them and taste the sweet flavors?" ~Bert McCoy
"The purpose of life is no different from a story—to keep us entertained." ~Bert McCoy
"Fate's hollow... You've always been above it all." ~Bert McCoy
"Why resist life when we can flow with life?" ~Bert McCoy
"To add more or to realize you're enough... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
​"A closed fist can't catch hold someone's hand." ~Bert McCoy
 "Don't judge the story of your life; live the story of your life." ~Bert McCoy
"Stop struggling, and let the river of life carry you." ~Bert McCoy
"A closed fist can't hold someone's hand." ~Bert McCoy
"Stop judging your life's story; start living it." ~Bert McCoy
"Don’t judge the story of your life—live it." ~Bert McCoy
"Every one of my quotes tells a story from my life." ~Bert McCoy​

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"What you say and do will be used against you in marriage." ~Bert McCoy
"In marriage, everything you say and do is admissible evidence." ~Bert McCoy
"Warning: What you say and do may be held against you in marriage." ~Bert McCoy
"Anything you say or do can and will be used against you in marriage." ~Bert McCoy
"Read some Kabir poems and soon you will awaken." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Accept everything that comes to you as if it was a special order." ~Bert McCoy
​"This earthly experience is like a fever, and meditation is the medicine." ~Bert McCoy
"What and who really meditates?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"All trees are part of the forest." ~Bert McCoy
​"Play the game of life as a dreamer and you are free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only Silence is." ~Bert McCoy
"Without food... racism will die." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The past and future can only be accessed from the now." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is like learning to swim... stop thrashing and learn how to float." ~Bert McCoy
​"The future cannot be controlled, for change is a constant." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is not solid and predictable—life is hollow and unpredictable." ~Bert McCoy
​"To live life as music or to live life as math... this is a true question?" ~Bert McCoy
​"To see life as music or to see life as math... this is a true question?" ~Bert McCoy
​"Flow is more fun than control." ~Bert McCoy
"The need for control is Maya." ~Bert McCoy
​"The need for control is illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​"We must learn not to confuse ourselves with images in the mind." ~Bert McCo
​"Why measure our worth by outcomes when we can measure our worth by presence." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't look for external validation when true validation comes from within." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life likes to test us on what we think we know." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't take life so seriously; learn to play with purpose." ~Bert McCoy
​"Is life a race or an unfolding... this is a true story." ~Bert McCoy
​"It takes no time to align yourself with the Universe." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Pain and suffering humbles us so wisdom can warm our hearts." ~Bert McCoy
​​"We all have seeds which are dormant, just waiting for the right conditions to break free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Setbacks and loses are Divine intervention." ~Bert McCoy
"Great books can inspire us to plot a new course." ~Bert McCoy
​"When you meet a rock, flow like water." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Sleepwalkers are lost in thinking about the past and future." ~Bert McCoy
"Only when the curtain falls will we realize it was all a show." ~Bert McCoy
​"Freedom comes when we no longer demand others to change." ~Bert McCoy​
"We're all resting in the world's cocoon, waiting for our moment to break free." ~Bert McCoy
​"To please others or to stand alone... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Be still: for the kingdom is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"Learning to walk alone is a true test of our character." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Learning that we have nothing to prove is a true test of character." ~Bert McCoy
 "To live without the need for approval is the true test of character." ~Bert McCoy
"Living without the need for approval is the true test of character." ~Bert McCoy
"Is life a race or an unfolding... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"When we see life as a race, we lack clarity." ~Bert McCoy
​"Pain and suffering are master teachers." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Laughing at ourselves is Grace." ~Bert McCoy
​"Anger dissipates with laughter." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Just beneath the anger is peace of mind." ~Bert McCoy
 "Silence satisfies all who come to her door." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeing the comedy of it all is Divine Grace." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you love it, you won't give up so easily." ~Bert McCoy
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​"The high-pitched ringing in your ears is Divine Grace speaking."
"Laughter dissolves anger." ~Bert McCoy
​"Take great notes so you don't have to remember as much." ~Bert McCoy
​"The simple find more meaning than the complex." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Gardeners are called by the rose and thorn." ~Bert McCoy
​"When we loosen our grip on life, we open ourselves to innate wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When we stop clinging to life, innate wisdom can flow through us." ~Bert McCoy
​"To fight what is or to allow 'what is' to be... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To find the Beloved, we must see the body-mind as ash." ~Bert McCoy
​"To fight what is, or to allow 'what is' to be… this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Take pride in nothing here; pride is a human thing." ~Bert McCoy
"We're not supposed to have everything figured out; the Self within us loves a little mystery." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Life loves to speak to us in metaphors and paradoxes." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our true power is here and now, not in dwelling on the past or future." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our true power is here and now, not in dwelling on the past or future." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Whether we realize it or not, every moment is a new beginning." ~Bert McCoy
"Angry people are attracted to angry people; positive people are attracted to positive people." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Eternal wisdom travels heart to heart." ~Bert McCoy
​"All searching must end to be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Destiny is a worldly thing." ~Bert McCoy
​"To the ego-mind, the present moment is unthinkable." ~Bert McCoy
"Mental peace is not real peace." ~Bert McCoy
​"Seeking only pleasure limits our understanding." ~Bert McCoy
"If we are brave enough to look, we'll see that death is not terrifying—it completes our life." ~Bert McCoy
​"If we are brave enough to look, we'll see that death is not terrifying—it completes our life." ~Bert McCoy
"Do you really think God cares about our resume?" ~Bert McCoy​
​"The flower is beautiful because it fades."​ ~Bert McCoy
​"To laugh at death is our true nature." ~Bert McCoy​
​"May death be our teacher so we may know how to live." ~Bert McCoy
​"Death is liberating; it's not the end." ~Bert McCoy
​"A wave cannot die; it flows back to the sea." ~Bert McCoy
​"There is an art to living and an art to dying." ~Bert McCoy
​"Waves never die; they simply return to the sea." ~Bert McCoy
​"A wave can never die." ~Bert McCoy
​"The thought of death is more painful than the act itself." ~Bert McCoy
​"Death has no teeth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Pain and suffering adds flavor to this temporary existence." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Pain and suffering adds flavor."  ~Bert McCoy
"Relaxing should not be a retreat from life, but a way of life." ~Bert McCoy
​ "A wave can never die... it flows right back to the Sea." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The purpose of life is no different from a story... to keep us entertained." ~Bert McCoy
​"To continue with something that doesn't work, or to try something new... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To see life as a dance or to see life as a math problem... this is a true story." ~Bert McCoy
"To see life as a dance or to see life as a math problem... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"It's been 'Now' since the beginning of time." ~Bert McCoy
"It's been 'Now' for a very long time." ~Bert McCoy
​"Most end-of-the-roads offer new beginnings." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Death is only terrifying to the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"Emptiness is the womb of everything." ~Bert McCoy
"Old habits don't serve new beginnings." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't struggle with the ego-mind... learn to flow." ~Bert McCoy
"Is life a dance or a calculation... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
"Seeking only profit limits our humanity." ~Bert McCoy
​"The more we trust life, the greater our peace of mind." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The more we trust life, the greater our peace of mind." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To continue with something that doesn't work, or to try something new... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Abundance is something we are." ~Bert McCoy
"Waves don't compete with each other, they just play." ~Bert McCoy
​"To remember to trust or to remember to trust... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
"To trust the Universe or not to trust the Universe... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To trust God or not to trust God... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
 "The ego-mind sees the world as chaos; the spirit sees the world as perfection." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind sees the world as chaos; the spirit sees the world as balance." ~Bert McCoy.
​​"The ego-mind sees the world as serious; the spirit sees the world as play." ~Bert McCoy.
​"To create from desperation or to create from joy... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Acting from trust builds more trust." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "To force life or to trust life completely... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To trust God completely or not to trust God completely... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To try to be cool or to just be yourself... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Life is a musical in perpetual motion... join the show." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is a musical in perpetual motion." ~Bert McCoy
"Life is a musical in perpetual motion." ~Bert McCoy​
"Don't get lost in the echo." ~Bert McCoy​
"Flowers bloom when they are ready; you will bloom when you are ready." ~Bert McCoy
​"When we surrender to the Universe we become calm and stop struggling." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The true goal is inner awareness." ~Bert McCoy
"Start small... work on character." ~Bert McCoy​
​"When we see that life moves in harmony, we see clearly." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "To live from joy or to live by desperation... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
“Opportunities abound everywhere; we must learn how to see.” ~Bert McCoy​
"To learn how to trust Life, or to remember to trust Life... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
"Do we learn to trust Life, or to remember to trust Life?" ~Bert McCoy
​"We live in duality until we realize we don't live in duality." ~Bert McCoy​
“When we see rightly, we see that all of this is a divinely inspired story.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"To live life by control or by flow... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Life speaks to us through the present moment." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Whatever happens, happens for a reason we don't yet know." ~Bert McCoy
"Our natural state is not to fear; but, to trust life as it comes." ~Bert McCoy​
"There is stillness beneath all wise words." ~Bert McCoy​
"To live to be understood or to live to be... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
 "To control life or to witness the magic of life... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
​"We can flow when we let go." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Don't waste time trying to change what is." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "Embrace hardship to become resilient." ~Bert McCoy
​"We suffer most when we don't know why." ~Bert McCoy
​"The river knows where it's going... just flow with it and see." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Stop clinging and start trusting." ~Bert McCoy
​"Synchronicity has her own plans." ~Bert McCoy
 "Synchronicity makes her own plans." ~Bert McCoy
"Life will close the doors we don't need to walk through." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To chase the gold or to chase the truth... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy
"Ignorance of the Self is just an act." ~Bert McCoy​
"To live an easy life or a worthy life... this is a good question." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The cosmic joke is that all that we witness is pure illusion." ~Bert McCoy​
​"I accept not knowing what to write... then the writing happens." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can't catch a shadow... so stop trying." ~Bert McCoy
​"Peace of mind is more valuable than the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence is always a good card to play." ~Bert McCoy
 "To search for happiness or to realize that searching is meaningless... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To chase is to be insecure." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why chase and fight when what we need is already on it's way." ~Bert McCoy
​"The cosmic joke is that all that we witness is pure illusion." ~Bert McCoy​
​"There is no time... there's only here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"If we can learn to listen, we can hear the wisdom of the world." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is a dance... find your beat." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is a dance... find your beat." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The Truth cannot be seen; because, the Truth is what sees." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Truth cannot be found; because, You are the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"You meet more people when you get lost." ~Bert McCoy
"Our prison is made from our mental bars and cement." ~Bert McCoy
​"Our prison is made from our own bars and cement." ~Bert McCoy
​"To seek approval or to see that you are already enough... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
“The wise know that the river already knows where it wants to go.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Praying for the river to flow a different way is ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
​"We must stop living for an audience, and start living for the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Thinking we are special is a trap." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking you are special is a trap." ~Bert McCoy
​"To realize you are spirit-soul is a true gift from the beloved." ~Bert McCoy
"Believing you are not enough is an illusion." ~Bert McCoy
​"Each and every note matters to the symphony." ~Bert McCoy
​"The less special you think you are, the more you're able to love." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To connect with the ego-mind or to connect with the Eternal... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Being here and now is a true goal." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Enjoy being human... it's only temporary." ~Bert McCoy
"To validate something is a trap." ~Bert McCoy
​"The need to validate something is a trap." ~Bert McCoy
​"Validation is not needed to experience Joy and Love." ~Bert McCoy
​"Let go of vanity and you have peace of mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The best moments can only happen in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​“Calligraphy likes to have quiet fun.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Waves crash where they will; we can run from them, or we can harness their power.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“Paths are sometimes well-lit, sometimes dimly lit, and sometimes downright dark.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“Paths are sometimes well-lit, sometimes dimly lit, and sometimes downright dark.” ~Bert McCoy
"Safety is not adventure; it’s an anchor." ~Bert McCoy
"Safety is not adventure." ~Bert McCoy
"The purpose of today is not tomorrow." ~Bert McCoy
​"Death teaches us the art of letting go." ~Bert McCoy​
“To be busy or to be purposeful… this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"It's better to be guided by vision than fear." ~Bert McCoy​
​"What you really long for is here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​"What you long for is always here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"I am little afraid for the kids of today who have a Tic Toc attention span." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To live for today or to live for tomorrow... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Remember: tomorrow is only a concept." ~Bert McCoy
"Stress is not an honor to brag about, but a state of mind to be avoided." ~Bert McCoy
​“I-Amness is not a thought; it's much deeper.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Any thought will muddy the water in a stream." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Realizing that life is a dream and you are present and awake." ~Bert McCoy
​“To try to impress others or to simply be myself… this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​"To be special or to be free... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"There is no need to be special, for you are Life itself." ~Bert McCoy
"A little Now never hurt anybody." ~Bert McCoy​
"To stand out or to be invisible... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
"To be at peace, avoid mental time traveling to the past and future." ~Bert McCoy
"Caution: Mental time traveling to the past and future can cause depression and stress." ~Bert McCoy
​"The voice of the ego-mind is not trustworthy." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stop chasing praise and start accepting yourself." ~Bert McCoy​
"Don't let your energy flow into unproductive areas." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Why compete for love, when you can radiate love." ~Bert McCoy
​​ "To search for love or to remember we are love... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love is not for the few; love is for all." ~Bert McCoy
"To deny our imperfections is to deny our greatness."​
"The river doesn't worry about how to flow... it just flows." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trying to sleep is counterintuitive." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The finish line is finding the real You." ~Bert McCoy
​"Is the world real or just pictures on a screen... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"One must wake up to transcend the past and future." ~Bert McCoy
"We're not the body... we wear the body." ~Bert McCoy​
"You meet more people when you get out of the house." ~Bert McCoy​
"The wise know the river knows where it wants to go." ~Bert McCoy​
“Waves crash where they will; we can run from them, or we can harness their energy.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Easy on the carbs and heavy on the wisdom." ~Bert McCoy​
"Grief is too heavy a burden... we must learn to drop it." ~Bert McCoy
"The river doesn't think about how to flow... it just flows." ~Bert McCoy​
“The moment you start to question, you become part of the problem.” ~Bert McCoy​
​“We conquer fear by transcending it.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"Trust the present moment with calm confidence." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why fight the current of now... accept it with calm and confidence." ~Bert McCoy
​"To be flexible like the cloud, or as hard as a wall... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"When I surrender to what is... writing happens." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love each day... love the process." ~Bert McCoy
"See what is false, and you'll see the Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Silence beholds us and awakens us." ~Bert McCoy
"If you leave the mind's gate open, thoughts will get loose." ~Bert McCoy
​"Getting students to want to learn is the goal of all goals." ~Bert McCoy
​"We're all spirit-soul pretending to be human." ~Bert McCoy
"There's no 'I Am' in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​​"In the emptiness you fear you will awaken." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't be small minded, manifest what you really want." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't take this life for granted... ask good questions." ~Bert McCoy
​"In nonduality there is only You." ~Bert McCoy
​"The highest state sees no separation." ~Bert McCoy
"It's always and forever Now." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why do we go out of our way to find pain and suffering?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"Why do we go out of our way to find pain and suffering?" ~Bert McCoy
​"All of this is entertainment for an Eternal Being." ~Bert McCoy
​“If you know how to mess up your life, you know how to improve your life.” ~Bert McCoy
​“To live by control or to live by trust… this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Stop feeding the voice in the head if you want to be at peace." ~Bert McCoy
"To think about life or to live life... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Am I being purified or tortured... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"To know all the answers or to rest in the mystery... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​“The illusion must burn so the Truth can emerge.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"To awaken is to be at one with all." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thoughts are like clouds in the sky... ever changing and transient." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Awakening means the story is over." ~Bert McCoy
​"To figure things out is mind... to trust is the heart." ~Bert McCoy
"We don't need all the answers, just the will to keep moving." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't get trapped by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't get trapped by too many words." ~Bert McCoy
​"The wise enjoy life in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"If it’s not in the here and now, it lives in the past or the future." ~Bert McCoy
"If it's not here and now it's probably distraction." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are not separate from the Spirit-Soul; You are the Spirit-Soul." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are not separate from the Spirit-Soul; You are the Spirit-Soul." ~Bert McCoy
​"We don't need to lead the dance with Life... we need to be a good dance partner." ~Bert McCoy
​"Nothing is random... all the pieces of the puzzle will eventually fit." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When we’re old enough, we’ll see that nothing was ever random." ~Bert McCoy
​"There's more to life than mind stuff." ~Bert McCoy
​"What is certain is surrounded by uncertainty." ~Bert McCoy
​"What is certain is surrounded by uncertainty." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization is like an atomic bomb—it shatters all illusion, leaving only You." ~Bert McCoy
"Self-realization is like an atomic bomb... it shatters all illusion, leaving only You." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization is like an atomic bomb... it shatters all illusion, leaving only You." ~Bert McCoy
​"To fear awakening and stay asleep or to awaken and see you were never in a cage." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Are we being punished or are we being purified... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you want to be at peace, stop feeding the voice in the head." ~Bert McCoy
​"We become philosophers when we keep asking why." ~Bert McCoy
​"An anxious mind creates more lessons to learn." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's easier to reach the top by following the curves in the road." ~Bert McCoy
​"Wanting certainty is wishful thinking." ~Bert McCoy
​"Surrender to the flow to be at peace." ~Bert McCoy
​"There is a little you, until You realize there never was a little you." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can’t know the meditator... you can only be the meditator." ~Bert McCoy
​​"No need to panic... accept life as it comes, and you are whole." ~Bert McCoy
​“It’s difficult to build a career with a TikTok education.” ~Bert McCoy
"To awaken is to be alone in silence." ~Bert McCoy
​​"If it's not here and now it's probably a distraction." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you want to be at peace, stop feeding the little voice in the head." ~Bert McCoy
​"Easy on the sweets and heavy on the wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"Easy on the sweets and heavy on the wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​ "If you want to be at peace, stop feeding the little voice in the head." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "If you want to be at peace, stop feeding the little voice in the head." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To reach the stars or to be guided by them... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To trust the current or to swim away from it... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To trust the current or to swim away from it... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To write for the many or to write for the few... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's funny when a wave searches for water." ~Bert McCoy
"Does life flow through me or against me... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​​"You can never find God, because You are God." ~Bert McCoy
"Searching for God will keep us from God." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Forgetting who we truly are is a game we play with ourselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"Enlightenment is easy... unless you start searching." ~Bert McCoy
"Searching for enlightenment is your first wrong step." ~Bert McCoy
"There's never a better moment than now." ~Bert McCoy
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"There's never a better moment than now." ~Bert McCoy​
​ "You should dress your best when meeting the big boss." ~Bert McCoy
"You must dress up when you have a meeting with the big boss." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trust in the Silence and You will go deeper." ~Bert McCoy
​"Peace and love is only found in the present moment... never in the past or future." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trying to be enlightened is the first wrong step." ~Bert McCoy
"The 'Who Am I' is an atomic bomb." ~Bert McCoy
​ "The 'little me' is looking for the real You." ~Bert McCoy
"The original sin is all fiction." ~Bert McCoy
"The search for Truth is the first wrong step." ~Bert McCoy​

"Acceptance of 'what is' opens a portal of Divine sight." ~Bert McCoy
"Acceptance of 'what is' opens a portal of Divine sight." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"All that is known comes from the unknown." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thoughts are transient, and the real You knows this." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Thoughts are transient, and the real You knows this." ~Bert McCoy
"Thinking is transient... you are not." ~Bert McCoy
​"Find Who or What says 'I Am' in your head." ~Bert McCoy
​"Let life happen and be free." ~Bert McCoy
​"An empty mind is a liberated mind." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To find Oneself one must be here and now." ~Bert McCoy
​“The ‘I Am’ awakens us; the ‘I am this or that’ puts us back to sleep.” ~Bert McCoy
"The wise transcend the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
"You are the witness of all mind and form... and you are the witness that you are the witness." ~Bert McCoy
"The witness is beyond the body-mind." ~Bert McCoy​
"Before birth you are, after birth you are, and after death you are." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Don't get lost in the thinking machine." ~Bert McCoy​
"People who are satisfied don't make good customers." ~Bert McCoy​
"To awaken, the butterfly must break free from the past." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To embrace uncertainty is true freedom." ~Bert McCoy
​"A still mind can be led into the Heart." ~Bert McCoy
​"Quiet minds are easily led to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"To teach for tests or to inspire creative inquiry... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Attachment to what comes and goes leads to pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"Have we been praying to God or praying to Ourselves... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"Flowers grow and wounds heal... every bright new day." ~Bert McCoy
​"When seen rightly, we have nothing to gain and nothing to lose... it's all just a big show." ~Bert McCoy
​ "The Truth will be revealed when we're free from concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Guru is not the body-mind... and neither are you." ~Bert McCoy
​"Scriptures and Gods have no meaning in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​“Our mistakes stem from our beliefs.” ~Bert McCoy
​"This world is perfect, but our desire for perfection keeps us from seeing it clearly." ~Bert McCoy
​"The 'I Am' heals all worry." ~Bert McCoy
​"A quiet mind is a true gift." ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence is better than awards." ~Bert McCoy
"You can't see space; but, you can be space." ~Bert McCoy​
"Scriptures and Gods have no meaning in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"Scriptures and God's have no place in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
"When we chase love, we lose." ~Bert McCoy​
"To be awake or asleep... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
"A gateless gate keeps us from total peace." ~Bert McCoy
"Saying 'it is what it is' is great therapy." ~Bert McCoy​
​"To be at peace we need to stop accepting other people's negativity." ~Bert McCoy
"Do not fight with the mind to be enlightened." ~Bert McCoy​
"Ignoring thought dissolves thought." ~Bert McCoy​
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"You can't get full reading scripture." ~Bert McCoy
"You can't get full eating scripture." ~Bert McCoy
"To love the conventional mind or to lose the conventional mind... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy​
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​"You can't get full by reading scripture." ~Bert McCoy
"You can't get full by eating scripture." ~Bert McCoy
​"You'll still be hungry if all you do is talk about spirituality." ~Bert McCoy​

​"To collect memories, or to give them all up... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy

​"To collect memories, or to give them all up… this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy

​"The wise are not distracted by thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't renounce the world... rise above it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Saying 'it is what it is' is great therapy." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can't get full by eating scripture." ~Bert McCoy
​"The 'I Am the doer' is poison." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The wise aren't caught off-guard by thoughts." ~Bert McCoy

​"The wise aren't saddened or excited by thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
​"The wise aren't distracted by thoughts." ~ Bert McCoy
​"The Real knows this is all a dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"We should be concerned when Orwell's 1984 is removed from the high school curriculum." ~Bert McCoy
​"I am everything; therefore, I own nothing." ~Bert McCoy
"I own nothing; for, I Am All." ~Bert McCoy
"I Am is beyond thought; therefore, I have no limits." ~Bert McCoy​
"Thinking has limits; I Am beyond thought." ~Bert McCoy​
​"I have no concerns; for, I Am everything." ~Bert McCoy​
"I am the bracelet, the gold, and neither." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are weakened with lust, and powerful without." ~Bert McCoy
​"Clouds are not afraid of the sky." ~Bert McCoy
​"The mind is complex; I Am simple." ~Bert McCoy
​"The same force that calls the bird to its nest and the salmon up the mountain calls me back to You." ~Bert McCoy
"‘Aluminalung’ is now officially a word." ~Bert McCoy
​"There is no heaven or hell in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Lust weakens our resolve." ~Bert McCoy
"The artist lives in the painting, just as the creator lives in the universe." ~Bert McCoy
"As the artist is present in the painting, so the creator is present in the universe." ~Bert McCoy
"The artist is in the painting, and the creator is in the universe." ~Bert McCoy
"Why try to fix the world when you can rise above it?" ~Bert McCoy​
 "The mind torments us because we take it to be real." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The wise are no longer curious." ~Bert McCoy
"The sage is no longer curious." ~Bert McCoy
"The enlightened are no longer curious." ~Bert McCoy
"The awakened are no longer curious." ~Bert McCoy
"The self-realized are no longer curious." ~Bert McCoy
"Just as the artist is in the painting, the Divine is in the Universe." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Just as the artist is within the painting, the Divine is within the Universe." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Good fortune is but a passing chapter." ~Bert McCoy
​"When we chase after love, we suffer." ~Bert McCoy
"Good fortune is but a passing chapter in the eternal story of life." ~Bert McCoy​
"The preoccupation with the past and future clearly shows our refusal to live in the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
"True mastery requires no manipulation." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are Spirit in a human costume." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"Live by flowing, not by doing." ~Bert McCoy
"We should have built everything underground and left the gardening to Mother Nature." ~Bert McCoy​
"The wise carry deep sleep into the waking state." ~Bert McCoy​
"We should be concerned when Huxley’s Brave New World is removed from the high school curriculum." ~Bert McCoy
"There is no heaven or hell in deep sleep." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Enlightenment is the only way out of this mess." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Enlightenment is the only way out of this ignorance." ~Bert McCoy
​"If we're the chess pieces, who’s really playing the game?" ~Bert McCoy
"If we're the pieces, then who's really moving us on the board?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"Self-realization is the only way out of this mess." ~Bert McCoy
​"Success is not taking life for granted." ~Bert McCoy
​"Those who find peace find themselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"I speak with authority because I am nobody." ~Bert McCoy


"Titles and trophies don't bring happiness." ~Bert McCoy
"Titles and trophies won't bring happiness." ~Bert McCoy
​"The medical system is bought and paid for." ~Bert McCoy

​"Genuinely happy people do not chase wealth." ~Bert McCoy
​"True happiness and money are mutually exclusive." ~Bert McCoy
"The world is solid until you can see right through it." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The world is solid until you can learn to see right through it." ~Bert McCoy
​ ​"The world is solid until you see right through it." ~Bert McCoy
​ ​"The world is solid until you see right through it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Enlightenment is the only way out of this mess." ~Bert McCoy
​"To see the One or to see the many... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Good fortune is a passing chapter." ~Bert McCoy
"Enlightenment is the only way out of this mess." ~Bert McCoy
​​"It's easy to forget, this is all a grand play." ~Bert McCoy
"Don't forget, this is all a grand play." ~Bert McCoy
​"Getting hungry for Silence is a true blessing." ~Bert McCoy
​"All credit cards warp in time." ~Bert McCoy
"To build on sand or to build on rock... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"To stand on sand or to stand on rock... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"The Guru is always still." ~Bert McCoy​
"Enlightenment is the only way out of this mess" ~Bert McCoy​
"Why try to outthink the world when you can unthink it?" ~Bert McCoy
"Why try to outthink the world when you can unthink it?" ~Bert McCoy​
"The world is solid until you know you can see right through it." ~Bert McCoy​
"Don't get lost in the movie... and remember there's a screen." ~Bert McCoy
“All success is relative to someone else’s standards.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"It's a big joke when someone searches for enlightenment." ~Bert McCoy
"Unfulfilled desires will lead to more unfulfilled desires." ~Bert McCoy​
"Attention to the present moment brings flow." ~Bert McCoy​
"Words are traps... only Silence brings clarity." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Desires are traps... only Silence brings clarity." ~Bert McCoy
"Inner sight is prior to eyesight." ~Bert McCoy
​​"True seeing comes from within." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Not being sure of anything is a Divine state." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The purpose of life is to be free from past and future." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind loves holding onto concepts and beliefs." ~Bert McCoy
​"'I am unhappy' is only a thought." ~Bert McCoy
​“Worldly knowledge is the thorns on the rose bush.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Chemtrails are real... Look into it!" ~Bert McCoy
​"We never fail when we decide to learn from our mistakes." ~Bert McCoy
​“The play unfolds beautifully without our likes and dislikes.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Worldly treasures are thorns on a rose bush." ~Bert McCoy
​"Success is defined by whose standards? ~Bert McCoy
"The unborn is prior to the born." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Gravity and love are there for all of us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love is like gravity, it's here for all of us." ~Bert McCoy
"Without the ego, love is everywhere." ~Bert McCoy​
"Love can't be sold, only given." ~Bert McCoy​
"Love can't be bought, only given." ~Bert McCoy​
"Services rendered is not love." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Who has more really has nothing important." ~Bert McCoy
"You are not born into this world... you are loved into it." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The only love that doesn't spoil is the love given freely." ~Bert McCoy
​"The deeper the love, the deeper the love you can give." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love is not a geoengineered sky." ~Bert McCoy
​"Gravity and love are here and now for all of us." ~Bert McCoy
​“We’re always on an elaborate stage, playing a role that never knows the whole story.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"I speak and write from authority; for, I Am nobody." ~Bert McCoy
​"I speak and write from authority; for, I Am nobody and I Am everybody." ~Bert McCoy
"We're already in a beautiful garden and most don't know it." ~Bert McCoy
​​"The cosmic joke is that all we have right now is a dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"Offering an exit from the ego-mind is a blessing." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Universe knows our potential... we just need to flow with it." ~Bert McCoy
​“All journeys reveal themselves step by step.” ~Bert McCoy
"Jumping too many steps costs us time and money." ~Bert McCoy
​"Jumping too many character building steps costs us time and money." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Jumping too many character building steps will cost us time and money." ~Bert McCoy
"All triumphs and failures are sculpting us." ~Bert McCoy
"Our triumphs and failures are sculpting us." ~Bert McCoy
"Let the world be as it is... just learn how to dance to its rhythm." ~Bert McCoy
"A quick reminder: You are spirit-soul in a human body." ~Bert McCoy
​​What is unseen is more real than what is seen." ~Bert McCoy
"You have to be brave to live in this dream." ~Bert McCoy​
"Life plays chess with us... we're one of the pieces." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Life wants to dance with us... we just need to get our back off the wall." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is not serious... life is really just a play." ~Bert McCoy
​"Are you the Wave, the Ocean, or Both? ~Bert McCoy
“Second-guessing is the ego-mind’s favorite pastime.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Second-guessing is the ego-mind’s favorite pastime.” ~Bert McCoy​
​"All writers write on sand." ~Bert McCoy
​​“Clarity is seeing what is—not what was, and not what might have been.”​ ~Bert McCoy
“The heart has no formula, for it encompasses the truth.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“Nothing is insignificant; everything holds meaning when you choose to see it clearly.” ~Bert McCoy
​"To live with masks or not to live with masks... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"The world happens beautifully without your likes and dislikes." ~Bert McCoy
​​“To live with masks or to live without them… this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​“To live with masks or to live without them… this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​"To read people one must listen to people." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trust is a seed, it takes root when it's not forced." ~Bert McCoy
​"Depth comes from the heart... not from the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"The heart doesn't have a formula... it encompases Truth." ~Bert McCoy
"Are we rowing, or is the river of life carrying us... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​“You are not merely a renter; you are the owner.” ~Bert McCoy
​​ “You are not merely a renter; you are the owner.” ~Bert McCoy
"You are not just a renter, you are the owner." ~Bert McCoy
“We are all travelers, and we will return sooner than we think.” ~Bert McCoy
"We're all travelers, and we will return very soon." ~Bert McCoy
​"That which controls the body cannot be seen." ~Bert McCoy
​"All traumatic events are transforming us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Be without the body-mind for one second and you are free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Deep sleep is the key to understanding what is happening here." ~Bert McCoy
​"No experience or practice is needed to be enlightened." ~Bert McCoy
​"No experience is needed to be enlightened." ~Bert McCoy
​"Labeling others breeds dissatisfaction." ~Bert McCoy
​"Words cannot enter the realized state." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Submit to human limitations and follow 'what is."' ~Bert McCoy
​"The here and now is the spice of life." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you have to ask, it means you're not ripe yet." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is music... keep playing your tune." ~Bert McCoy
​"The difficult students are the ones hungry for wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't let the ego-mind police itself." ~Bert McCoy
​"Beauty isn't hiding... it's in plain sight." ~Bert McCoy
"Awakening is the return to eternity." ~Bert McCoy​
"All challenges make for great stories." ~Bert McCoy​
"Great floods are resets." ~Bert McCoy​
“The mirror isn't the problem; our lack of a smile is.” ~Bert McCoy
"The mirror isn't the problem, it's our lack of a smile." ~Bert McCoy
"A wave doesn't have to search for the Ocean." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Are we being punished, or are we being refined... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
"Are you a drop, or are you a drop in the Ocean... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Who bothers us, teaches us." ~Bert McCoy
​"Soon, the barrier between the inside and the outside will blur." ~Bert McCoy
"Soon, the boundary between inside and outside will begin to blur.” ~Bert McCoy
​"A caged bird doesn't sing freely." ~Bert McCoy
​“Let go a little, and the dance begins.” ~Bert McCoy
“When you loosen your grip, life becomes a dance.” ~Bert McCoy
"Loosen your grip and you'll find you can dance." ~Bert McCoy
"Great teachers are mothers, and fathers, and sages." ~Bert McCoy
​"Not having to win brings enjoyment." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Healthy and intelligent human beings are harder to control." ~Bert McCoy
"A healthy and intelligent population is harder to control." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Healthy and intelligent human beings are harder to control." ~Bert McCoy
​"We are all masters at the game of hide-and-seek." ~Bert McCoy
​"The Silence we avoid is the peace of mind we search for." by Bert McCoy
​"Walking with the crowd is walking the wrong way." ~Bert McCoy
"Is Love an escape or our home... this is a true question." `Bert McCoy
​"Crowds exist so we can go the opposite way. " ~Bert McCoy
​"Aloneness is freedom." ~Bert McCoy
​"All worry is the creation of the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
"Attachment to what comes and goes can only lead to pain and suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"Without inquiry into ones true nature, pain and suffering will persist." ~Bert McCoy
​"Every cell is Divine; every piece is a part of the puzzle." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is a slow moving dream." ~Bert McCoy
​"The One who seeks has amnesia." ~Bert McCoy
​"The One who seeks, suffers from amnesia." ~Bert McCoy
 "The One who seeks the Truth, suffers from amnesia." ~Bert McCoy
​"In deep sleep there is no you and no me." ~Bert McCoy
​"In deep sleep there is no you and there's no me." ~Bert McCoy
“Silence reveals what thinking and explaining cannot.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Silence is God; thinking and explaining isn't." ~Bert McCoy
​"Truth is seeing all of this as pure wonder." ~Bert McCoy
​"You don’t get rid of a ghost — you simply realize that a ghost doesn’t exist." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Making excuses robs us of valuable wisdom." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thoughts obscure our freedom." ~Bert McCoy
​"If you can see the ring, you can see the gold." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's funny when humans try to find God." ~Bert McCoy
​"It's funny when humans try to find God." ~Bert McCoy
​​"When you realize that nothing really matters... You're getting very close to waking up from the dream. ~Bert McCoy
"It's easy to be fooled and not to be fooled by the ego-mind."
~Bert McCoy
​"All pain and suffering keeps us from learning valuable lessons."
~Bert McCoy
​"All pain and suffering carry the seed of enlightenment."
~Bert McCoy
​"Hunger for the past and future leads us to more pain and suffering."
~Bert McCoy
​“Pain and suffering are not obstacles to enlightenment; they are the soil in which it grows.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Books offer knowledge... Love brings understanding." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is a quick dance on an ever-changing dance floor." ~Bert McCoy
​"When we find fault with the world we find fault with Ourself." ~Bert McCoy
​"Don't allow the weakness of another ruin your day." ~ Bert McCoy
​"If You want awaken... Don't go to sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​"We all owe it to ourselves to leave the past behind." ~Bert McCoy
​"Name and form blind us to Reality." ~Bert McCoy
​"You are beyond everything seen and imagined." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thy will or my will... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​"My will or Thy will... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
​“Thy will or my will—this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​"My will or Thy will... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy
“Thy will or my will—this is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
“Thy will or my will—here lies the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
“Between Thy will and my will lies the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
“Is it Thy will or my will? That is the true question.” ~Bert McCoy
“When my will fails, only Thy will remains.” ~Bert McCoy
“My will or Thy will—everything revolves on this.” ~Bert McCoy
“My will or Thy will—everything turns on this.” ~Bert McCoy

​“Life does not pause for the idea of who you think you are.” ~Bert McCoy
“Life continues, with or without whoever or whatever you think you are.” ~Bert McCoy

 "Over-reliance on data is counterintuitive to the human condition." ~Bert McCoy
“Relying too much on data is at odds with our human nature.” ~Bert McCoy
“When we depend solely on data, we stray from what it means to be human.” ~Bert McCoy
 “Data alone cannot capture the human experience.” ~Bert McCoy
"Over-reliance on data is counterintuitive to the human condition." ~Bert McCoy
 “Life continues, with or without whoever or whatever you think you are.” ~Bert McCoy
 “Life doesn't pause for the idea of who you what you think you are.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Not knowing one’s priorities limits growth.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Not knowing one’s priorities undermines one’s goals.” ~Bert McCoy
​"When you realize that nothing really matters... You're getting very close to waking up from the dream. ~Bert McCoy
"If You want to awaken... Don't go back to sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​“We will see clearly when we accept what is.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Look deeply into any mirror and you'll will see fearlessness.” ~Bert McCoy
​ “Life doesn't pause for the idea of who you think you are.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Flow like water and stay awake in the dream.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"If You want to awaken... Don't go back to sleep." ~Bert McCoy
​"All doing leads to more doing." ~Bert McCoy
​“The mind builds the prison; meditation breaks it down.” ~Bert McCoy
​"To escape the illusion is to accept the present moment." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Know the Truth by knowing what is false." ~Bert McCoy
​"A full life or a long life... this is a true question." ~Bert McCoy

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​ “Words are tools; we must learn to use them.” ~Bert McCoy
“Words are tools; we must learn to use them wisely.” ~Bert McCoy

"I Am All; and, so are You." ~Bert McCoy​
​"You don't get what you want or need; you get what you are." ~Bert McCoy
​“Don’t sabotage your growth by avoiding challenges.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Don’t sabotage your growth by refusing challenges.” ~Bert McCoy


"Rewrite your story by writing a new reality." ~Bert McCoy​
​“You can’t win at life, because you are life.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Riches come and go; but, You don't." ~Bert McCoy
​"'Someday' is always today." ~Bert McCoy
"Being a seeker is an obstacle to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​“Is life measured by the time we have left, or by how fully we live?” ~Bert McCoy
​“Is life more about the time we have left, or how fully we live it? This is a true question.” ~Bert McCoy
​"You don't get what you want or need; you get who you are." ~Bert McCoy
​“Life doesn't pause for the idea of who we think we are.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“Life is so simple… home is here and now, not the imagined past or future.” ~Bert McCoy


“Life is simple—home is here and now, not in an imagined past or future.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Doing what you don't like will help you get what you want." ~ Bert McCoy


​"Doing what you don't like will help you get what you want." ~ Bert McCoy
​“The sense of doership has no place in self-realization.” ~Bert McCoy
​"The fear of pain and suffering keeps us from learning valuable lessons." ~Bert McCoy
​"The enlightened stay calm - knowing that birth and death don't really exist." ~Bert McCoy

​"When the drop makes it back to the Sea it remembers." ~Bert McCoy
​“We see clearly not through the critical mind, but through spiritual eyes.” ~Bert McCoy
​"The flow is everything and nothing." ~Bert McCoy

​"You do not need to become someone new, You need only to see clearly." ~Bert McCoy
​"Peace of mind is not found by thinking harder." ~Bert McCoy
​"The wave and the flow are one and the same." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thinking about thinking causes suffering." ~Bert McCoy
​"The mind is the judge, jailor, and prison." ~Bert McCoy

​"Problems arise from a limited mindset." ~Bert McCoy
​"Watch the mind. Then ask who is watching. Then ask who knows the watcher." ~Bert McCoy
​"The constant chatter of the mind never brings peace." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Nothing on the outside is of any value to Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization is not a personal matter." ~Bert McCoy
​One love flows through all.
~ Bert McCoy
​"Seeking approval means you're not living your own life." ~Bert McCoy
"Seeking approval means you are not living your own life. ~ Bert McCoy

 "We don't have to sing alone, Silence will sing with us." ~Bert McCoy
"We don't have to sing alone, Silence will sing along." ~Bert  McCoy
 "The 'I Am' has no desires." ~Bert McCoy

"The “I Am” is the finish line. We cross it in the present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
 "The “I Am” is the finish line, and we cross it in this present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
​"God is not ink on paper." ~Bert McCoy
​"Love All, because You are All." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Change your assumptions, and you change what you do." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Trust the ups and downs of life, there is always something to learn." ~Bert McCoy
​"Plant positive beliefs and be a good gardener." ~Bert McCoy
"To believe in what I can see or to believe in what I can imagine." ~Bert McCoy
​"Fly a kite and feel young again." ~Bert McCoy
​"Life is a paradox, and yet it isn’t." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Life is paradox, and yet it's not." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Reliance on experiences prevents Self-realization."
~ Bert McCoy
​"Clinging to our toys prevent us from Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"All that comes to us comes as needed." ~Bert McCoy
​"What comes, comes as needed. ~ Bert McCoy
"All that comes to us comes as needed." ~Bert McCoy
​"To realize the 'I Am' is Grace." ~Bert McCoy
​​"To be afraid of life isn't natural." ~Bert McCoy
​"To realize the “I Am” is grace itself." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Grace's highest gift is Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
"A so-and-so is a slave, a nobody is free." ~Bert McCoy
​"Expect nothing from the mind, and you are whole." ~ Bert McCoy

"Powerful words can dispel darkness." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Powerful words dispel darkness." ~ Bert McCoy
​"To seek toys and experiences or to seek Self-realization." ~Bert McCoy
​"Peace of mind is not found by thinking harder." ~Bert McCoy
​​​"A so-and-so is a slave; a nobody is free."
~ Bert McCoy
​"Pure joyful laughter is proof of our awakening." ~Bert McCoy
​"The 'I Am' is the finish line, and we cross it in this present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
​"Expect nothing from the mind, and you are free." ~ Bert McCoy
​"One Love flows through everyone and everything." ~Bert McCoy
​"The 'I Am' is the finish line, we cross it in this present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
​"The 'I Am' is the finish line, we cross it in this present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
​"The 'I Am' is the finish line. We cross it in this present moment." ~ Bert McCoy
"Are we guided by algorithms, or do we still have choices?"
~ Bert McCoy
​​"The real You does not act — it only sees." ~Bert McCoy
​"With birth, the 'I Am' appears; before birth, there is no 'I Am.'" ~ Bert McCoy

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“Hamlet didn’t suffer from indecision… he suffered from seeing too deeply into the illusion of choice.”​ ~Bert McCoy
​“To be or not to be is not a question of life or death… but of identifying with thought or resting as the Self.” ~Bert McCoy​
“Hamlet’s tragedy wasn't delay… but believing the ego-mind was qualified to resolve what only silence could dissolve.” ~Bert McCoy
​“In Hamlet we see the price of overthinking… while the mind searches for certainty, truth quietly waits behind it.” ~Bert McCoy
“Revenge never confused Hamlet… but, his thinking about revenge did.” ~Bert McCoy

“Hamlet didn’t suffer from indecision… he suffered from seeing too deeply into the illusion of choice.”
~Bert McCoy
“To be or not to be is not a question of life or death… but of identifying with thought or resting as the Self.”
~Bert McCoy
“Hamlet’s tragedy wasn’t delay… but believing the ego-mind was qualified to resolve what only silence could dissolve.”
~Bert McCoy
“In Hamlet, we see the price of overthinking… while the mind searches for certainty, truth quietly waits behind it.”
~Bert McCoy
“Revenge never confused Hamlet… his thinking about revenge did.”
~Bert McCoy
​“We want to be heard… yet rarely say what is true.”
~Bert McCoy

​
​“Be at ease serving… and you’ll live in the heart of presence.” ~Bert McCoy
“Be at ease serving rather than being served… and you’ll live in the heart of presence.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Do we follow the map… or notice how the driver navigates the course?” ~Bert McCoy
“Are we focused on the curriculum map… or on how the driver actually navigates the course?”
“Are we only looking at what’s supposed to happen…
or are we paying attention to how teaching is actually happening?”
~Bert McCoy​
​“Stop buying what the ego-mind is selling.” ~Bert McCoy​
​“It’s not the world… it’s how the mind meets it.” ~Bert McCoy
 
"In, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher doesn’t suffer from his condition… he suffers from a world that doesn’t understand how he sees it.” ~Bert McCoy

​"Nothingness is not nothing… emptiness is not empty… and You are undefinable." ~Bert McCoy
​"At first, hard as ice… later, we begin to melt." ~Bert McCoy
​"Trapped in bodies... We are so much more." ~Bert McCoy
​"You can never get there; because, you're always here and now." ~Bert McCoy
"This world burns on amnesia." ~Bert McCoy
"This world burns on illusion." ~Bert McCoy
"Don’t think small; You are the Universal Intelligence in a small package." ~Bert McCoy​
​"The world is pictures on a screen... pure imagination." ~Bert McCoy​
​"Everything we see, hear, taste, smell, touch, and think is nothing important." ~Bert McCoy
​"Everything we see, hear, taste, smell, touch, and think… is not important." ~Bert McCoy
​"The answer to self-realization isn’t more… it’s less." ~Bert McCoy
"The answer to self-realization isn’t more knowledge… it’s less." ~Bert McCoy
​"Perfection exists… without the need for more knowledge." ~Bert McCoy
"Perfection exists without the need for more knowledge." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thought disturbs peace… and noise disturbs stillness." ~Bert McCoy
​"Misery loves more thoughts." ~Bert McCoy
​"Control the food, water, air, and education… and you can control the population." ~Bert McCoy
"Adding more knowledge about self-realization won't awaken us faster." ~Bert McCoy
​"More knowledge won't help you see the subtle Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stillness is the path to Truth." ~Bert McCoy
​​"Knowledge creates questions… and questions interrupt stillness." ~Bert McCoy
​"All drama is noise." ~Bert McCoy
"Just be still and take in the wonder of it all." ~Bert McCoy
​"Thought about the future is not the future… and thought about the past is not the past." ~Bert McCoy
​"Self-realization cannot be understood with words." ~Bert McCoy
​"Why try to understand music when we can feel it?" ~Bert McCoy
​​"Don't understand music... feel it." ~Bert McCoy
​"Man is richly condemned to being alone." ~Bert McCoy
​"Man is richly condemned to be alone." ~Bert McCoy
​​"We’re all one… playing a game of solitaire." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind loves the role of being a seeker." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind loves to play the game of life… as a seeker." ~Bert McCoy
"The ego-mind takes great pride… in being a seeker." ~Bert McCoy
 "The ego-mind takes great pride in being a seeker." ~Bert McCoy
​"The ego-mind thrives on being a devout seeker." ~Bert McCoy
"Who or what is seeking... the mind or the real you?" ~Bert McCoy​
"Truth surrounds us... why search for it?" ~Bert McCoy​
"The highest teachings come from Silence." ~Bert McCoy​
“The now is the only doorway to peace of mind.” ~Bert McCoy​
“You are the limitless in a human costume.” ~Bert McCoy​
​“Some roles are bigger than others… but it’s still just a play.” ~Bert McCoy
​"When you're free inside, all doors are open." ~Bert McCoy​
​​"When you're free inside, all doors are open." ~Bert McCoy
​“Inner freedom opens all doors.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Fear of the unknow belongs to the ego-mind." ~Bert McCoy
​"At first, we're as hard as ice… later, we begin to melt." ~Bert McCoy
​“Misery feeds on more thinking.” ~Bert McCoy
"Misery loves more thinking." ~Bert McCoy
​“Rigid pacing plans don’t make great teachers—our students deserve better.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Discontent exists only now—not in the past or future.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Rigid pacing plans don’t make great teachers—our students deserve better.”
~Bert McCoy
​“A pacing plan maps the journey, but great teachers listen to the travelers.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was not their love… but the world that couldn’t see it.” ~Bert McCoy
“Two names divided them… but love never knew the names.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Romeo and Juliet didn’t die from love—they died from the world around them.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Only a Romeo recognizes another Romeo.” ~Bert McCoy
​"Great films are wasted on the young." ~Bert McCoy
​“Romeo and Juliet thought it was love between two people… but it was love revealing itself.”
~Bert McCoy
“Only a Romeo recognizes another Romeo.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A teacher’s pacing plan is a box.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A pacing plan maps the lesson… but it can also box in the teacher.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A pacing plan is helpful—until it becomes a box.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A teacher’s pacing plan can become a box.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The enlightened teacher teaches through non-doing.”
~Bert McCoy
​​“An enlightened teacher rests in non-doing.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Sometimes the best lesson is the one you don’t force.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A great teacher knows when to step in… and when to step back.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Students don’t need perfect lessons… they need present teachers.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Students remember how you saw them more than what you taught them.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Connection teaches faster than instruction.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The best teaching often looks like listening.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Coverage of a pacing plan is not the same as understanding.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Coverage is not the same as understanding.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Desperate thoughts produce desperate actions.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Desperate actions produce desperate results.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The only true happiness is here and now.”
~Bert McCoy
“Reason cannot realize the Self… only Grace reveals it.”
~Bert McCoy
“Revelation is not a map of the future… it is a mirror of the mind in conflict.” ~Bert McCoy
​​ "Every generation sees revelation in its own time... few see it in themselves." ~Bert McCoy
​"The search for happiness is our first wrong step." ~Bert McCoy
​"Only by purity of faith will Grace allow you to open the door to the Self." ~Bert McCoy
​“Grace reveals the Self when faith is simple.” ~Bert McCoy
“A pacing plan maps the day… but the moment still matters.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Write daily—not to remember your life, but to see it clearly.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Daily journaling is not about writing more… it’s about seeing more.” ~Bert McCoy
“Confusion is a characteristic of duality.” ~Bert McCoy
​​"Confusion exists when you're in the mind." ~Bert McCoy
​“Awareness is the primordial state.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“Stop seeking the Self… you are the Self.” ~Bert McCoy
“The key is to flow in dreamless Awareness.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Freedom from everything is freedom from the body-mind.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The greatest guru sits quietly within.” ~Bert McCoy
​“In deep sleep, the person disappears.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The commentary in the head is not the real you.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The commentary in your head is not you.” ~Bert McCoy
​"When we witness the thinker... we are not the thinker." ~Bert McCoy
​“Move with conviction and the universe will acquiesce.” ~Bert McCoy
 “Transformation begins in the soil of pain and suffering.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Families can be both prison and sanctuary.” ~Bert McCoy
 “There’s no spiritual ladder, there’s just here and now.” ~Bert McCoy
​"You are not separate from God, you are God experiencing your love of entertainment." ~Bert McCoy
​“You are not separate from God… you are God, experiencing.” ~Bert McCoy
​“You are not separate from God—you are God, enjoying the show.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The seeker thinks he or she is separate from what they are seeking.” ~Bert McCoy
​​“The unknown does not explain itself… it invites us to evolve.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A haiku does not explain the moment… it lets you see it.”
~Bert McCoy​
​“The hole is not the problem… it is the unconscious walk toward it.”
~Bert McCoy
​"Awareness does not remove the hole... it removes the one who keeps falling in.” ~Bert McCoy
​“Awareness changes everything… and nothing.”
~Bert McCoy
“Awareness changes everything… and nothing at all.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Clear writing reflects clear thinking.” ~Bert McCoy
​“The deepest learning often leaves no trace… except a quieter mind.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Group noise can drown out individual clarity.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Group noise can drown out individual clarity.”
~Bert McCoy
​“In trying to make learning visible… we often lose what makes it real.”
~Bert McCoy
​"The pressure to appear engaged can pull us away from actually understanding." ~Bert McCoy
​"When activity becomes the goal… understanding quietly disappears." ~Bert McCoy
​ "Not all learning needs to be seen… some of it is happening where no one is looking." ~Bert McCoy
​"Stillness is often mistaken for disengagement… when it is the doorway to depth." ~Bert McCoy
​"The mind does not awaken through constant doing… but through clear seeing." ~Bert McCoy
​"What appears active on the surface may be avoidance beneath it." ~Bert McCoy
​ "The classroom can be full of movement… and empty of insight." ~Bert McCoy
​"Activity is not the same as learning… and noise is not the same as understanding." ~Bert McCoy
​“Education loses its depth when silence is mistaken for disengagement.” ~Bert McCoy

​I
I walk into class.
There is a test on the desk.
I didn’t study.
I panic.
It’s not my fault.
The teacher didn’t remind us enough.
I fail.
It feels unfair.
 
II
I walk into class again.
There is another test.
I know it’s coming.
I still don’t study.
I tell myself I’ll be fine.
I panic again.
I fail again.
It still feels unfair.
 
III
I walk into class.
There is a test.
I knew about it all week.
I chose not to study.
I panic… but less.
I realize this is on me.
I pass—barely.
 
IV
I walk into class.
There is a test.
I studied last night.
I feel ready.
I take my time.
I pass.
 
V
I walk into class.
There is a test.
I have been studying all along.
There is no panic.
There is no fear.
Just the work.



​Bert McCoy wrote:
Good evening graduates, families, teachers, and everyone here tonight.
And to the Class of 2026… congratulations.
Right now, many of you are feeling two things at once:
excitement… and uncertainty.
One moment, you feel ready.
The next moment, you’re not so sure.
That’s not a problem.
That’s life beginning to feel real.
High school teaches you many things—how to write, how to think, how to meet expectations.
But one of the quiet lessons is this:
Life will not follow the script you imagined.
At one point, many of you thought you knew how things would go.
Who your friends would be.
Who you would become.
And somewhere along the way, that picture shifted.
Some friendships changed.
Some plans fell apart.
Some of you carried things quietly—pressure, doubt, questions you couldn’t quite answer.
And still… you kept going.
That matters.
Because this moment is not proof that everything went perfectly.
It’s proof that you didn’t stop.
At some point, you’ll realize something simple:
Success is not always the moment people applaud.
Sometimes, success is getting back up.
Sometimes, it’s starting again.
There will be moments ahead when you feel lost.
Moments where your plans change.
Moments where you look around and think everyone else has it figured out.
They don’t.
Life is not a race with one timeline.
Some people arrive early.
Some arrive later.
Some take paths that don’t look like paths at all.
Don’t rush to match someone else’s pace.
And as you move forward, remember this:
You can spend your life trying to become more…
or you can learn to see clearly what already is.
The world will ask you to be more successful, more visible, more impressive.
But it rarely reminds you:
Peace of mind matters.
Presence matters.
A quiet, steady life matters.
Don’t become so focused on what’s next that you miss what’s here.
Notice your life while you’re living it.
The conversations.
The laughter.
The ordinary moments.
They don’t look important now…
but they will stay with you.
Years from now, you won’t remember every assignment or test.
But you will remember how people made you feel.
You will remember who saw you clearly.
You will remember the moments that felt real.
So as you leave here:
Be willing to fail.
Be willing to change.
Be willing to slow down long enough to ask what actually matters.
And most of all--
Don’t spend your life trying to become someone else’s idea of success.
Be real.
Class of 2026--
Your life is not beginning because you have the answers.
It’s beginning because you’re starting to see the questions more clearly.
Congratulations.
“Be loyal to the present moment and your life will make sense.”
― Bert McCoy 
 
Bert McCoy wrote:
Good evening graduates, families, teachers, and everyone here tonight.
And to the Class of 2026… congratulations.
Right now, many of you are feeling two things at once:
excitement… and uncertainty.
One moment, you feel ready.
The next moment, you’re not so sure.
That’s not a problem.
That’s life beginning to feel real.
High school teaches you many things—how to write, how to think, how to meet expectations.
But one of the quiet lessons is this:
Life will not follow the script you imagined.
 
At one point, many of you thought you knew how things would go.
Who your friends would be.
Who you would become.
And somewhere along the way, that picture shifted.
Some friendships changed.
Some plans fell apart.
Some of you carried things quietly—pressure, doubt, questions you couldn’t quite answer.
And still… you kept going.
That matters.
Because this moment is not proof that everything went perfectly.
It’s proof that you didn’t stop.
At some point, you’ll realize something simple:
Success is not always the moment people applaud.
Sometimes, success is getting back up.
Sometimes, it’s starting again.
There will be moments ahead when you feel lost.
Moments where your plans change.
Moments where you look around and think everyone else has it figured out.
They don’t.
Life is not a race with one timeline.
Some people arrive early.
Some arrive later.
Some take paths that don’t look like paths at all.
Don’t rush to match someone else’s pace.
And as you move forward, remember this:
You can spend your life trying to become more…
or you can learn to see clearly what already is.
The world will ask you to be more successful, more visible, more impressive.
But it rarely reminds you:
Peace of mind matters.
Presence matters.
A quiet, steady life matters.
Don’t become so focused on what’s next that you miss what’s here.
Notice your life while you’re living it.
The conversations.
The laughter.
The ordinary moments.
They don’t look important now…
but they will stay with you.
Years from now, you won’t remember every assignment or test.
But you will remember how people made you feel.
You will remember who saw you clearly.
You will remember the moments that felt real.
So as you leave here:
Be willing to fail.
Be willing to change.
Be willing to slow down long enough to ask what actually matters.
And most of all--
Don’t spend your life trying to become someone else’s idea of success.
Be real.
Class of 2026--
Your life is not beginning because you have the answers.
It’s beginning because you’re starting to see the questions more clearly.
Congratulations.
“Be loyal to the present moment and your life will make sense.”
― Bert McCoy 

​“Take care of the little things so you can focus on the bigger things.” ~Bert McCoy
​
​​I walk into class.
There is a test on the desk.
I didn’t study.
I panic.
It’s not my fault.
The teacher didn’t remind us enough.
I fail.
It feels unfair.
 
II
I walk into class again.
There is another test.
I know it’s coming.
I still don’t study.
I tell myself I’ll be fine.
I panic again.
I fail again.
It still feels unfair.
 
III
I walk into class.
There is a test.
I knew about it all week.
I chose not to study.
I panic… but less.
I realize this is on me.
I pass—barely.
 
IV
I walk into class.
There is a test.
I studied last night.
I feel ready.
I take my time.
I pass.
 
V
I walk into class.
There is a test.
I have been studying all along.
There is no panic.
There is no fear.
Just the work.
​
​
​“Take care of the little things so you have the time and energy to focus on the bigger things.” ~Bert McCoy

​“Freedom begins when your attention is no longer owned by the screen.” ~Bert McCoy
​“A Venn diagram compares information… deeper thinking compares meaning.” ~Bert McCoy
​“When in Rome… when on the stage.”
~Bert McCoy
​“Sometimes a powerful film can teach more in two hours than a packet can teach in two weeks.” ~Bert McCoy
​ "Generation Alpha students do not necessarily need less rigor. They need learning presented in ways that are meaningful, visual, interactive, and connected to the reality they inhabit every day." ~Bert McCoy
​“The purpose of education should not be protecting old methods simply because they are familiar. The purpose should be helping students truly see, think, create, and understand.” ~Bert McCoy
"As technology changes, education must remain flexible enough to meet students where they are—without losing sight of what truly matters: awareness, understanding, and the ability to think clearly." ~Bert McCoy

​“A short film, visual story, or interactive lesson can communicate emotion, conflict, symbolism, and meaning within minutes. Students who appear disengaged during packets and worksheets often become highly attentive when learning becomes visual, creative, and alive.” ~Bert McCoy

​“Traditional education was built for a quieter world—one centered around textbooks, worksheets, long lectures, and passive absorption of information. But many Generation Alpha students struggle to connect with learning that feels disconnected from the world they actually live in.” ~Bert McCoy

​"Generation Alpha students are growing up in a world completely different from the one traditional education was designed for. They were born into screens, short videos, instant information, algorithms, and constant digital stimulation. Their minds have adapted to movement, visuals, speed, interaction, and immediate engagement." ~Bert McCoy

​“We all have different stories… but the same human patterns.” ~Bert McCoy

​“Every student understands The Odyssey once they realize the journey is psychological.”
~Bert McCoy
​“The first step of the hero’s journey is not leaving home… it is the awakening within it.” ~Bert McCoy
​​ “The first step of the hero’s journey is not leaving home… it's the awakening within it.” ~Bert McCoy

“Good evening graduates, families, teachers, and everyone here tonight. And to the Class of 2026… congratulations. Right now, many of you are feeling two things at once: excitement… and uncertainty. One moment, you feel ready. The next moment, you’re not so sure. That’s not a problem. That’s life beginning to feel real. High school teaches you many things—how to write, how to think, how to meet expectations. But one of the quiet lessons is this: Life will not follow the script you imagined. At one point, many of you thought you knew how things would go. Who your friends would be. Who you would become. And somewhere along the way, that picture shifted. Some friendships changed. Some plans fell apart. Some of you carried things quietly—pressure, doubt, questions you couldn’t quite answer. And still… you kept going. That matters. Because this moment is not proof that everything went perfectly. It’s proof that you didn’t stop. At some point, you’ll realize something simple: Success is not always the moment people applaud. Sometimes, success is getting back up. Sometimes, it’s starting again. There will be moments ahead when you feel lost. Moments where your plans change. Moments where you look around and think everyone else has it figured out. They don’t. Life is not a race with one timeline. Some people arrive early. Some arrive later. Some take paths that don’t look like paths at all. Don’t rush to match someone else’s pace. And as you move forward, remember this: You can spend your life trying to become more…or you can learn to see clearly what already is. The world will ask you to be more successful, more visible, more impressive. But it rarely reminds you: Peace of mind matters. Presence matters. A quiet, steady life matters. Don’t become so focused on what’s next that you miss what’s here. Notice your life while you’re living it. The conversations. The laughter. The ordinary moments. They don’t look important now… but they will stay with you. Years from now, you won’t remember every assignment or test. But you will remember how people made you feel. You will remember who saw you clearly. You will remember the moments that felt real. So as you leave here: Be willing to fail. Be willing to change. Be willing to slow down long enough to ask what actually matters. And most of all--Don’t spend your life trying to become someone else’s idea of success. Be real. Class of 2026--Your life is not beginning because you have the answers. It’s beginning because you’re starting to see the questions more clearly. Congratulations. ‘Be loyal to the present moment and your life will make sense.’”
~Bert McCoy

“Real student writing is often uneven, repetitive, emotional, and imperfect… because real thinking usually is.” ~Bert McCoy
“Writing becomes suspiciously ‘AI’ the moment human rhythm, struggle, and individuality disappear from it.” ~Bert McCoy​
​“Education loses its soul when performance replaces understanding. ~Bert McCoy
“The crisis in education is not a lack of information… it is the collapse of attention.” ~Bert McCoy​
“The crisis in education is not a lack of information… it is the collapse of attention.” ~Bert McCoy​
“You don't change kids' lives with a pacing plan.”
~Bert McCoy​
​“Some students grow only after failure becomes real.”
~Bert McCoy​
​“Protecting students from every failure can also protect them from growth.”
~Bert McCoy