When we say "I AM" we are confirming our being, we are confirming that we are certain and intimate with exactly what is being pointed out in this or any other "nonduality" writing.

Before awakening, people experience a longing to awaken, which comes from deep within them when it's time to awaken. This longing can easily turn into a desire on the part of the ego to be special and to transcend suffering. Awakening, then, becomes one more desire for the ego to suffer over. So this time of wanting to awaken prior to awakening can actually be quite painful, as all desires are.

Q: ...I have spent so many years seeking that on top of all the worries and doubts there is this annoying know-all guru who comes in with “What is noticing the thoughts?”, “What is already here?”, “What's wrong if you're not thinking about it?” – it just parrots all the books – it can drive you nuts! I'm totally over it. Enough is enough. I don't read anymore (OK, maybe I occasionally pick up a John Wheeler or Jeff Foster book – the “no frills” stuff),

The question, "How can I get more love in my life?" is itself part of the problem, because this question assumes that you don't have enough love right now and that you have to do something to get it. It also assumes that love is something you get from other people. If you believe these assumptions, you will get busy trying to do something to get love, and you will be doing those things from a sense of lack, which is not particularly attractive.

We are filled with love when we give it away, not when we receive it from others. This can profoundly free us from the search for love, as anything is a worthy object of our love. Especially when we realize that love is simply awareness and space, then we can freely give it to everything that appears in our experience. In this way, we are filled to overflowing with the sweet open presence of love.