point of access: the Now: There can be no salvation away
from this moment. You are lonely and without a partner?
Enter the Now from there. Youare in a relationship? Enter
theNowfromthere.
There is nothingyoucan everdo orattainthatwillget
youclosertosalvationthanitisatthismoment.Thismaybe
hard to grasp for a mind accustomed to thinking that
everythingworthwhileisinthefuture.Norcananythingthat
youeverdidorthatwasdonetoyouinthepastpreventyou
from saying yes towhat is and takingyour attentiondeeply
into the Now. You cannot do this in the future. You do it
nowornotatall.

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Unless and until you access the consciousness frequency of
presence, all relationships, and particularly intimate
relationships,aredeeplyflawedandultimatelydysfunctional.
They may seem perfect for a while, such as when you are
"in love," but invariably that apparent perfection gets
disrupted as arguments, conflicts, dissatisfaction, and
emotional or even physical violence occur with increasing
frequency. It seems that most "love relationships" become
love/haterelationships before long. Love can then turn into
savage attack, feelings of hostility, or complete withdrawal
of affection at the flick of a switch. This is considered
normal. The relationship then oscillates for a while, a few
months ora fewyears, between the polarities of "love"and
hate,anditgivesyouasmuchpleasureasitgivesyoupain.
It is notuncommonfor couplestobecomeaddictedtothose
cycles.Theirdrama makesthem feel alive. Whena balance
between the positive/negative polarities is lost and the