The ego is your ass. The Self is where your heart wants to be. The Divine Ground is what powers the Self and renders it transcendent. Every chapter in this book leads to one final aspiration. Blow off your ego. Move to your Self. It may help to realize that the inner transformation called for by every great religion from Buddhism to Hinduism to Chr

Tremendous power lies in the simple, physical act of stationing our body at the epicenter of our dream.

They have, in the metaphorical dimension, packed up bag and baggage and “moved” to that place in their hearts where their dream resides. Depth of commitment. Are you “there”? Or are you somewhere else?

For writers and artists, the ability to self-reinforce is more important than talent.

Dreams come from the Self. Intuition comes from the Self. Ideas come from the Self. Inspiration comes from the Self.

Commitment over time. Commitment in the face of adversity. When a movie director like Frank Oz takes on a project, he’s projecting a two- or three-year commitment. He knows talent alone will not carry a collaborator that far. He wants troupers on his crew who will hang in, no matter what and no matter how long.

Powerful forces line up against us—obstacles to entry, rivals, competitors, finances, funding, the difficulty of the craft itself. But the most formidable antagonist of all resides inside each of our own skulls.

For writers and artists, the ability to self-reinforce is more important than talent.

I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”