Notice what repeats in your experience. \”There is a great value in doing new things, not just for diversion or escape, but in order to help us awaken. When we put ourselves in a new or foreign situation, that very act awakens our senses, our awareness, our presence. Sometimes we have to take a leap […]
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The present moment is filled with countless miracles. \”The small things of life have to be transformed by your inner transformation. This I call the religious quality; everything becomes sacred. Taking a bath, making love, eating food, going to sleep – everything becomes sacred.\” ~Osho~ When you truly immerse yourself within the Now, life becomes
There are many ways to achieve enlightenment. \”Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally. If you want to take responsibility for your life, you must choose one of
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Share your unique gifts. \”Philosophy is speculation, Zen is participation. Participate in the night leaving, participate in the evening coming, participate in the stars and participate in the clouds; make participation your lifestyle and the whole existence becomes such a joy, such an ecstasy. You could not have dreamed a better universe.\” ~Osho~ You have
Whatever you dwell upon becomes stronger in your life. \”Whenever we make efforts, the ego will find ways to trick us and divert us from the path. Over time, as this predictable pattern of effort and resistance becomes apparent, we are no longer so easily blindsided by the maneuvers of the ego. Nonetheless, the force
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You can create happiness in your own experience. Begin now, from where you are with what you have. \”Think thoughts that make you happy. Do things that make you feel good. Be with people who make you feel good. Eat things that make your body feel good. Go at a pace that makes you feel
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When we strip away the layers of ego, we can discover the joy of being. \”As we relentlessly observe ourselves, the images we have of who we are and who we need to be – which at one time seemed so real – begin to peel away like layers of an onion. Pleasant self-images may
Quietly live your life with integrity, peace and compassion. \”A spiritual teacher, no matter how skillful, can teach only in proportion to a student\’s true willingness to learn.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Awakening happens: always. The only variable is the \’when\’ for each person. Some may need to repeat the same lessons many times before understanding shifts
I wish that you could see you the way that I see you… \”Liberation from fear is not about becoming fearless; it\’s about seeing that fear is not the deepest truth about who we are.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Spiritual growth is simply the process of releasing all that blocks you from seeing the truth. Most people
What energy do you bring to our collective experience? \”Thank every one of the ten thousand things: gratitude turns our world right-side-up.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Everything and everyone has a role to play in our collective awakening. When we can pull back from judgment and look through the eyes of love, we discover the grand beauty
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