In the deepest recesses of ourselves there is a most familiar quietude. It has been there through all our seeking and craving, as well as all the other events of our lives. It is a point of peace, a silent witnessing awareness that is fundamentally unperturbed no matter what happens. Steeping in this awareness, one is at ease in the present, fully welcoming what comes and fully releasing what goes — feeling alive throughout.
— Catherine Ingram, Passionate Presence