Pogo was right when he proclaimed, “I have met the enemy, and it is us. - Timothy Gallwey

All who enter even a little into that state of being present will experience a calmness and a degree of ecstasy which they will want to repeat.

It is helpful to realize that whereas our external goals are many and various and require the learning of many skills to achieve them, the inner obstacles come from only one source and the skills needed to overcome them remain constant. Until subdued, Self 1 is capable of producing fears, doubts and delusions wherever you are and whatever you are doing.

Similarly, the score of a tennis match may be an indication of how well I performed or how hard I tried, but it does not define me, nor give me cause to consider myself as something more or less than I was before the match.