Krystina

\”Our self-images define our own boundaries, limiting us to the narrow ideas of who we believe ourselves to be.\” ~Ezra Bayda~  If you\’ve ever spent time with someone who criticized your every move, always found fault with your choices or nit-picked the decisions you\’ve made, you\’d likely consider that person to be toxic, and would […]

You can learn a lot about a person by listening to what they don\’t say about themselves. \”We set goals that we think will guide us through the course of life. But we forget that our goals are not so much conscious choices as they are aggregates of our innate disposition, our particular conditioning, and

See yourself as a lifetime student of love. There is much yet to discover. \”Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,Love is knowing I am everything,and between the two my life moves.\” ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~  We are on an incredible journey. No matter how many lifetimes you\’ve had so far, no matter how high your state of

All that we experience is a projection of our inner state of consciousness. \”Love is the bridge between you and everything.\” ~Rumi~    Whenever I see someone caught up in anger, judging, blaming, attacking or spewing hatred in it\’s various forms, all I feel is compassion. Imagine going through life carrying the weight of all

When faced with an uncomfortable situation, seek the gifts that it has to offer. \”Spiritual work is possible in one place alone: here, in exactly what you are experiencing right now.\” ~Ezra Bayda~  The quickest way to transform any challenge is to recognize it\’s purpose in your life. Movement from victim-hood to empowerment comes through

Celebration acknowledges the many gifts you have been given. \”Celebration is a thankfulness; it is prayer that comes out of gratitude. It is the recognition of the gift that has been given to us… it is understanding. It is overflowing love for the existence that has done so much for us.\” ~Osho~ There is no

Trust the process of awakening. \”The path to love requires open-hearted attention to the very things that seem to block our way to it.\” ~Ezra Bayda~    Sometimes it takes years (or lifetimes!) before we fully understand a particular aspect of our spiritual growth. We go through repetitive circumstances and often explore various aspects of

Acceptance is an act of love. \”The spiritual practice of relationships is about working on ourselves only, freeing ourselves from the constricting grip of our own unhappiness. It is not the other person\’s job to take our unhappiness away; our discomfort is our own responsibility. Attending to our spiritual tasks – seeing our judgments, opinions,

When you are able to celebrate all life as sacred, there is nothing to fear. \”The great miracle of Zen is in the transformation of the mundane into the sacred.. and the miracle of Zen is neither interested in the past nor in the future. Its total interest is in the present. Maybe that\’s why

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. \”Lord make me an instrument of your peaceWhere there is hatred let me sow loveWhere there is injury, pardonWhere there is doubt, faithWhere there is despair, hopeWhere there is darkness, lightAnd where there is sadness, joy O divine master grant that I maynot so much seek to