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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We can reprogram our minds to consistently recognize and appreciate the beauty and perfection of the present moment. \”Being blissful is not a goal by itself. It\’s just a good condition to make life\’s journey.\” ~Sadhguru~ Don\’t wait for everything in your life to fall into place before you choose to be happy. Happiness is
An empowered, positive attitude can transform any obstacle into strength. \”Whenever you\’re stuck in distress, penetrate your confusion with this question: What is my most believed thought right now?\” ~Ezra Bayda~ When it arises, drawing your awareness to discomfort is an effective way to begin the process of transformation. When we choose to slow down
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You choose how you will experience life. \”Spiritual practice is about increasingly entering into love – not personal love, but the love that is the nature of our being.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ It\’s important to look beyond \”good\” and \”bad\” to understand the spiritual essence of our experiences. The ego will project fear, sometimes causing us
Don\’t mistake naming for knowing. \”To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.\” ~Eckhart Tolle~ Consider the difference between knowing everything about a particular tree – perhaps verbalizing that knowledge to another as you stand before it
Live the paradox. \”The heart that seeks to awaken, to live genuinely, is more real than anything. That nameless drive calls you to be who you most truly are.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Our human experience is one of paradox – everything is messed up, yet everything is ok. When we pull back from the stories of
All things are possible. \”An end result, imagined clearly and acted upon with expectation, will always force the circumstances necessary to bring about its own manifestation, no matter how unpredictable, unlikely, or even \’impossible\’ those circumstances may have previously seemed.\” ~The Universe~ Don\’t wait for things to be perfect before you take a step forward.
Act with integrity, do your best, accept what is. \”We dread the helplessness of losing control. Yet freedom lies in recognizing the reality that some things are ever beyond our control – and the only option is to make peace with helplessness itself.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Excessive planning and attachment to specific outcomes creates a narrow,
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Each of us plays a vital part in the raising of our collective consciousness. \”Anger is one of enlightenment\’s many barometers. Basically, the more you have of one, the less you have of the other. Don\’t get mad, get smart.\” ~The Universe~ When we operate with the knowledge that all things work to the highest
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Peace is something to be, not something to discover. \”You are awareness. It is nothing you do, it is nothing that has to be done – your very nature is awareness. \” ~Osho~ Many people seek to discover the right teacher, book, meditation or answer that will create peace and enlightenment in their lives; however,
