Forgiveness is about setting yourself free from anger and resentment. \”Spiritual practice always entails forgiveness – at least as long as there is even one person we can\’t forgive. But real forgiveness is not some form of magnanimous acceptance of others \’even though they did us wrong,\’ Rather, with true forgiveness we loosen the grip […]
The ego always fears the unknown and will often sabotage our efforts to break free from suffering because of it. \”Few circumstances awaken our aspiration to live more directly from the heart than the grave illness or death of a loved one. In such times of naked pain, we\’re no longer so intent on clinging
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Live in alignment with your innermost values. \”There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won\’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.\” ~Marianne Williamson~ The beauty of living in an infinite universe is that one can always find people, ideas and energies that support their joys
Observe the stillness that exists between thoughts. \”When you go in, you touch a new kind of silence – the presence of silence itself. It is not only an absence of noise, it is something absolutely positive, almost visible, tangible.\” ~Osho~ Throughout the day, pause before you choose to reach for your phone to pass
Honor the teachers that walk among us. \”Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.\” ~Albert Einstein~ As we awaken, we become more aligned with the world around us and therefore, will naturally learn to bring a
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Never underestimate the value of kindness. \”Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control. We can love and care for others but we cannot possess our children, lovers, family, or friends. We can assist them, pray for them, and wish them well, yet in the end their happiness and suffering depend on their thoughts
We must learn to see beyond the illusions of this world. \”It takes a little effort to get our of illusions because we have invested in them very much. They are our hopes; It is through them that we go on living.\” ~Osho~ Notice when you use the word \”I\” when referring to how you
Life is a constant dance of energy in motion. \”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~ We live in a paradox. Everything seems a mess, yet all is well. Experiencing hatred teaches us the
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Challenging situations are rarely as bad as our thoughts make them out to be. \”Whenever you\’re stuck in distress, penetrate your confusion with this question: What is my most believed thought right now?\” ~Ezra Bayda~ When we operate from the premise that all things work toward our highest good, we come to discover that inconsolable
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As we awaken, we learn to see beyond \”good\” and \”bad\”. \”Spiritual practice includes learning how to open-heartedly receive the shocks of life – the things you don\’t like, the people who criticize you, the job that goes wrong, the partner that leaves, the health that fails you – whatever shakes you up.\” ~Ezra Bayda~
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