So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.
By becoming intimate with how we close down and how we open up, we awaken our unlimited potential.
So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.
Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. It is all we ever have, so we night as well work with it rather than struggling against it. We might as well make it our friend and teacher rather than our enemy.
All the terrible things we do to ourselves and others from alcoholism to character assignation to abuse to murder come from one cause: the inability to stay present with an uncomfortable feeling in the body and seek short-term relief.
You are the sky. Everything else - it’s just the weather.
Inner # peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your # emotions
I listened to Bill Bennett and tons of other talk show hosts who talked about that and other policies and started branching out and caring about other issues in regards to politics.
There's a gigantic gray area between good moral behavior and outright felonious activities. I call that the Weasel Zone and it's where most of life happens.
Just a little sheep dip. Panacea for all stomach ailments.
All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.