One of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. He is a meditation teacher and author.
“Remember to remember to catch yourself before things catch and entangle you. It’s not outer objects that entangle you but inner attachment and fixation that entangles you. Why take the bait and get hooked, swallowing it all hook-line & sinker, and being pulled out of your element–when things and perceptions arise through the sensory gates? Better to enjoy seeing and smelling the enticing bait, and letting it hang out there; this is the practice of freedom and autonomy, nonattachment, equanimity, and the essential practical point of cultivating present Awareness itself.
Awareness is healing, awareness curative. Don’t leave home without it!”
Lama Surya Das