It's as simple as being here in the now.

It's as simple as being here in the now. Period. Not flashy, necessarily, yet oh so sweet and satisfying. So satisfying nothing else is wanted, or needed. We often want "higher states" to be this simple Presence. Sorry, there is no such thing as permanent higher states where lotus blossoms bloom where you have walked, the angels bow, and milk & honey is always available for your bowl of cherries. Just Be Still. Be in the moment, as it is,wanting nothing different from what is here now.

When PapaJi met Ramana Maharshi, he bragged that he could materialize the Hindu God Krishna, and play with him. Ramana asked, "is Krishna here now"? PapaJi said "no". Ramana said: "That which comes and goes is not Real. Look for that which does not come and go". THAT is the prize. This simple awareness that has always been here, been here through happiness and sadness, through high and low. Unchanging. Our True
Nature.

It is our egoic identity that wants things as they are not, that wants things the way it thinks they should, or will, be. Accept and embrace what is here now. It may take some back and forth burning, but if you love This enough, you will always come back when you have strayed in mind identification. Always come back home.

Just Being Here Now, in the present moment, is God aware of Itself in your earthly human body.