9Encountering life through the light of Kashmiri Tantra: Shaped and sustained by the nondual tradition of Kashmir Shivaism, Eric Baret's words take us back to the simple observation of our felt sense of emotion and ultimately, to pure listening. This allows a liberating realization: the root of suffering is an illusion, and all claims to knowledge are a pretense. The dialogues recorded in this book are an invitation to celebrate life in the present moment, free from the fear of an imaginary future."You don't need anything in life, because it all ends in the present moment. You do not have the time to build a conscious life. You cannot become anything."