The Ash Tray and Everything That's Happening to You

You shouldn't trade consciousness for object of consciousness. They are just things that are passing through and soon, very soon, you will die. You have to be very comfortable with that. If those circumstances cause fear, then can you stay conscious in the face of fear? If they cause desire, can you stay conscioes in the faces of desire? The question is, can you remain centered while that thing is going on inside of you? Because it too is. All of it comes and goes, even your own energies. And that becomes your work. It's to youre run after it.