There is an ever-abiding light within you waiting in stillness. This is the light of
your true nature, the sacred essence within you. You are destined for a great
encounter with your true reality. This reality which is before thought, before sensation
and before identification with anything, is your true self, pure and simple.

In all walks of life, whatever position you hold, taking time to nurture your true
nature is the greatest gift of self love. Your life and the roles you take on can be
played out with greater compassion, detachment and understanding when you know
deeply that you are not these roles or your conditioning. Within you is a sacred
being, worthy of attention, respect, and honor; know yourself as this sacred being.

Within your being is the unchanging nature of pure consciousness. The meeting
with your true self, directly, without the interference of the activity of thought, is the answer to
all personal suffering. This meeting, which is always present, is recognized when there is pure
being-ness, when all activities of the personal self are in silence. A simple way of being is to
know that all passing states are temporary and to remain watchful, neither trying to run away nor
trying to hold onto these passing states.

From the book "Trust in Yourself" by Jaya Sarada