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You go to him for advice? He’s only what? Five years old? I swear I own older sweaters. (Tory)

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In the cocoon, there is no idea of light at all, until we experience some longing for openness, some longing for something other than the smell of our own sweat. When we examine that comfortable darkness - look at it, smell it, feel it - we find it is claustrophobic.

Change, Cocoon, Examine, Light, Look, Sweat
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The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there's no ground.

Inspirational, Fall, Air, Bad, Falling, Hang

We must be willing to be completely ordinary people, which means accepting ourselves as we are without trying to become greater, purer, more spiritual, more insightful. If we can accept our imperfections as they are, quite ordinarily, then we can use them as part of the path. But if we try to get rid of our imperfections, then they will be enemies, obstacles on the road to our ‘self-improvement’.

Spiritual, Mean, Self, Insightful, Part, Ordinary

To be a spiritual warrior, one must have a broken heart; without a broken heart and the sense of tenderness and vulnerability, your warriorship is untrustworthy.

Heart, Sense, Spiritual, Warrior

Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others.

Beautiful, Real, Heart, Shyness, Fearlessness, Open

My advice to you is not to undertake the spiritual path. It is too difficult, too long, and is too demanding. I suggest you ask for your money back, and go home. This is not a picnic. It is really going to ask everything of you. So, it is best not to begin. However, if you do begin, it is best to finish.

Spiritual, Home, Long, Advice, Begin
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