Lit up from within.................

     Whether you say "The kingdom of God is within" as Jesus did (in Luke 17:21) or that we all have innate Buddha nature as Tibetans do, in the end, doesn't it come down to the same thing:  We are all lit up from within as if from a sacred source.  Even a child can experience it.  Amazing!
     In other words, don't seek externally for fulfillment; rather turn the searchlight inward.  "Hey, what are you gawking at?  Don't you see, it's all about you!"  the twentieth-century Zen master Sawaki Roshi once said.  It's a fact: You're not going to find truth outside yourself.  Not through lovers or mates, not with friends, not with family, and certainly not through material success.  The only place you are going to be able to find your truth is in your genuine spiritual center.  Truth is found by living truly - in your own authentic way.

-Lama Surya Das,  Awakening the Buddha Within