Waking up

"Waking up involves a moment-to-moment recognition of how we perceive reality through a filter of our beliefs, associations, and interpretations. In a sense, when we look at the world or other people, we see our own mind. This recognition allows us to grasp the peaceful, calm, objective reality that lies just beyond the veils of the mind.

Waking up -- getting real -- involves a process rather than a single event. But even the first glimmer of recognition can change our life forever. To awaken, we have to realize we've been asleep; to break our chains, we have to realize we're bound."

-- Dan Millman