And before Nivedano calls you, do one thing more. Persuade the buddha to come along with you. He has to become one with you, so much so that one day you are no more, only your ultimate nature, the buddha, remains.

First he will become your shadow; second, you will become his shadow. That day will be the greatest day of celebration in your life.

Nivedano…

(drumbeat)

Come back…

But come back as buddhas, with the same peace, the same silence, the same grace, the same blissfulness. Sit down for a few seconds, just to remind yourself of the golden path that you have traveled, the great experience that you have gone through.

And see? – the buddha is coming closer and closer to you every day, inch by inch. He is just behind you. One day you will be behind him.

Remember around the clock that essentially you are a buddha. Behave as a witness, with great grace. And by and by, even your ordinary activities of day-to-day life will become divine.

Unless we can transform the mundane into the sacred, your meditation is not complete, is not perfect.

To be here now,

to be totally here now, and you are the buddha,

the ultimate perfection humanity has ever achieved.

You have the same potential, the same height and the same depth. It is only a question of taking the challenge and exploring your own inner sky, and you will be surprised.

Outside you have been a beggar – even the richest man is a beggar because he still wants more. When you get settled at the center, for the first time you are an emperor, because everything is fulfilled. There is no desire for more, there is no desire at all, but a pure isness, a transparent isness.

Here you will find the truth.

Here you will find the beauty.

Here you will find the meaning of godliness – and you don’t have to defend them. They are eternal, they have always been here now, only you have not looked in.