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Famous Quotes about awareness“ A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies ” “ An honest man is always a child. ” “ Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness. ” “ A man who cannot tolerate small ills can never accomplish great things. ” “ A bad habit never disappears miraculously. It's an undo-it-yourself project. ” “ The mouth that speaks not is sweet to hear ” “ Its not what you've got, its what you use that makes a difference. ” “ Acts of virtue emerge from deep within, from an inner sanctuary of silence from which inspiration flows. Every action has its seed in a thought and every thought is a creation of the thinker, the soul. I choose what thoughts I want to create and as is my thinking so are my actions and also my experience in life. Going within, I touch the stillness and pure love that lie at the core of my being and every thought that I create is of benefit to myself and of benefit to humanity. ” “ Eternity is not something that begins after you're dead. It is going on all the time. We are in it now. ” “ The pain of dispute exceeds, by much, its utility. All disputation makes the mind deaf, and when people are deaf I am dumb. ” “ To have everything is to possess nothing. ” “ Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ” “ True self-awareness, plus the ability to choose our perceptions of life, the universe and everything, is the basis of free will. Every situation and scene in front of us has so many possibilities in terms of how we perceive and interpret. If someone is 10% selfish and 90% generous what should we focus on, what should we perceive first within them? Most of us are now well trained to perceive and focus on the negative, the selfishness in others, and to follow it quickly with accusation and judgement. We forget that what we perceive is what we empower within another and, more importantly what we perceive is what we empower within ourselves in that moment. And what we choose to see is usually what we get. So how important is it that we choose to perceive only the best, the highest, the greatest in another, even if it's only a half a percent? Bosses and parents - take note!! Don't forget - your perception is your reality. Your perception is what you project. And what you project is what comes back! ” “ If I throw a stone into a pond, the ripples come straight back to me. ” “ If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family. ” “ If you are dancing with your rivals, don't close your eyes ” “ We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature--trees, flowers, grass--grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls. ” “ One flower doesn't bring spring. ” “ Those who have faith need no explanation; for those who have no faith, no explanation is possible. ” “ The power of co-operation makes an impossible situation possible. ” “ No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. ” “ The search for meaning is not limited to science: it is constant and continuous--all of us engage in it during all our waking hours the search continues even in our dreams. There are many ways of finding meaning, and there are no absolute boundaries separating them. One can find meaning in poetry as well as in science in the contemplations of a flower as well as in the grasp of an equation. We can be filled with wonder as we stand under the majestic dome of the night sky and see the myriad lights that twinkle and shine in its seemingly infinite depths. We can also be filled wit awe as we behold the meaning of the formulae that define the propagation of light in space, the formation of galaxies, the synthesis of chemical elements, and the relation of energy, mass and velocity in the physical universe. The mystical perception of oneness and the religious intuition of a Divine intelligence are as much a construction of meaning as the postulation of the universal law of gravitation. ” “ There is great beauty in simplicity. That which is simple is close to Truth. ” “ Let a man strive to purify his thoughts. What a man thinketh, that is he; this is the eternal mystery. Dwelling within himself with thoughts serene, he will obtain imperishable happiness. ” “ The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves. ” “ Thinking too much, is a a weakness of the mind, especially thinking too much about others. Thinking too much is like eating too much. The heaviness makes it impossible to remain light and flexible. ” “ You can do what you want to do, accomplish what you want to accomplish, attain any reasonable objective you may have in mind. So, what are you waiting for? ” “ You make your own opportunities by asking for them. ” “ Temper gets you into trouble; pride keeps you there. ” “ Focusing on developing a positive aspect of one's life can achieve a goal more easily than by trying to give up the negative habit. After all, it seems to be easier to take on something new than to give up something old! The old way often falls away out of disuse. ” “ Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ” “ Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. ” “ Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he doesn't become a monster. ” “ Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ” “ The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them. ” “ It doesnt matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man. ” “ A lion at home, and a fox abroad. ” “ Better to see the face than to hear the name. ” “ People who do not love themselves can adore others, because adoration is making someone else big and ourselves small. They can desire others, because desire comes out of a sense of inner incompleteness, which demands to be filled. But they can not love others, because love is an affirmation of the living growing being in all of us. If you don't have it, you can't give it. ” “ The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. ” “ Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ” “ Learn to create silence in your mind and peace will flourish in your heart. Don't overthink and the answer will present itself to you.. ” “ You spend most of your life running after things, doing things. You forget that being comes before doing. Those who remember this secret make an effort to "be" and discover that when they stop and observe, life helps and brings whatever is needed. Learning to be is learning to be at peace. It is our most fundamental nature. ” “ Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. ” “ When there is growth, changes are automatic, if I fear change, how can there be growth? ” “ Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. ” “ The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. ” “ By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great. ” “ Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself. ” “ I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. ” “ We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. ” “ In orgasm you are at one with yourself, with your lover, with all creation, with God. There is no time, no past or future, only total presence in the ternal now. The breath stops and the mind is empty. And from this void comes profound love, divine joy and illuminating bliss ” “ It is much easier to believe that it's snowing, than to experience the snow. If you just believe, you can stay inside, stay warm and avoid the cold. That's why people are led up the garden path by others beliefs. It's easier and warmer. And all this 'believing stuff' starts in kindergarten. In the context of your spiritual or personal growth, believe nothing, experiment and test everything, in the laboratory of your own experience. Only then will you be able to separate truth from falsehood, reality from illusion, and lead others with integrity. Challenge and check at least one belief everyday. And if it's found wanting, chuck it or change it. Challenge, check, then chuck or change, now that's a master at work. ” “ Deep inside our consciousness is an oasis of peace. This is the molten core of the soul, but it is not hot, it is cool. Not passive, but a source of inner power to fuel our mind and intellect, so that we can create powerful thoughts and make accurate decisions. If you can learn to go to this centre, peace will be your companion, positivity your partner, and you will be able to chill out in one second, anywhere, anytime. Returning to the centre of your self is the journey of one second. It is the regular destination of clever souls. And it is the source of your power and peace. ” “ I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end. ” “ Eighty percent of success is showing up. ” “ The mind exists in time, in fact the mind is time; it exists in the past and the future. And remember, time consists of only two tenses, the past and the future. The present is not part of time, the present is part of eternity. ” “ Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not. ” “ When I start the day with a moment of solitude and contemplation, even the most crowded schedule runs more smoothly. ” “ If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. ” “ Just as the highest tower needs a deep foundation, so too our higher thinking is based on going deep within. ” “ A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth. ” “ Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. ” “ It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be conquered, Arjuna, through regular practice and detachment. Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation; but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal. ” “ All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk. ” “ The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent ” “ This moment contains all moments. ” “ If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal. ” “ What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. ” “ It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. ” “ If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ” “ Treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift... Thats why its called the present. ” “ Anything you keep within yourself will automatically reveal itself. Therefore, make sure your character is always full of attainments. These will be revealed through your eyes, your words and your behaviour and you will be capable of having great influence on others. ” “ Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen. ” “ An honest heart is an open heart. If we are dishonest in any way with ourselves or with others, it means we are in hiding. There is a wall, a barrier behind which we conceal something of ourselves. Subtle tension will be our companion, and while most of us learn to live with it, it drains our energy and tightens our muscles. On the other hand dont be too honest with others - feel their pulse - sometimes others are not ready to hear whats in your heart. But know that when you are honest you will experience a level of inner relaxation that you had forgotten was even possible. ” “ The conflict is in man. Unless it is resolved there, it cannot be resolved anywhere else. The politics is within you; it is between the two parts of the mind. A very small bridge exists. If that bridge is broken through some accident, through some physiological defect or something else, the person becomes split, the person becomes two persons and the phenomenon of schizophrenia or split personality happens. If the bridge is broken - and the bridge is very fragile - then you become two, you behave like two persons. In the morning you are very loving, very beautiful; in the evening you are very angry, absolutely different. You dont remember your morning...how can you remember? Another mind was functioning - and the person becomes two persons. If this bridge is strengthened so much that the two minds disappear as two and become one, then integration, then crystallization, arises. What George Gurdjieff used to call the crystallization of being is nothing but these two minds becoming one, the meeting of the male and the female within, the meeting of yin and yang, the meeting of the left and right, the meeting of logic and illogic, the meeting of Plato and Aristotle. ” “ Instead of thinking about where you are, think about where you want to be. It takes twenty years of hard work to become an overnight success. ” “ If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it. ” “ As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. ” “ Once we have begun to accept life's flow, and to avoid pointless efforts, we are letting go of our need to exert control -- a much overvalued commodity, although one very much in tune with the temper of the times. We could choose instead to have acceptance. This is not so much to do with fatalism; rather it is a matter of working happily with, rather than stubbornly against, the grain of nature. ” “ All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter. ” “ The more I develop the habit of noticing goodness, the more my own sense of wellbeing rises. ” “ True peace can be experienced only when we stop giving and taking sorrow. In order not to give sorrow we need a clear heart that has no ill feelings and for not taking sorrow we need a big heart that can tolerate and help other souls to get over their weaknesses. ” “ In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. ” “ I am a part of all that I have met. ” “ The very man who has argued you down, will sometimes be found, years later, to have been influenced by what you said ” “ Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” “ Much of what we call intelligence is nothing more than the ability to recognize patterns. ” “ Positive thoughts bring happiness and success. ” “ We all have been hurt and will be hurt again. But it is the choices we make on how to deal with that hurt that determines the quality of our life ” “ Your inner strength is revealed by your gentle nature and tender heart. ” “ To stay happy in every situation remember what has helped you, what has made life worthwhile. Forget the old, the things of no value, and what has stolen your dreams. You grow and progress in life thanks to what motivates and inspires you. You get depressed through remembering your weaknesses and mistakes. ” “ You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want. ” “ Meditation is a kind of medicine - its use is only for the time being. Once you have learned the quality, then you need not do any particular meditation; then the meditation has to spread all over your life. Walking is Zen, sitting is Zen. Then what will be the quality? Watchfully, alert, joyously, unmotivated, centered, loving, flowing, one walks. And the walking is sauntering. Loving, alert, watchful, one sits, unmotivated - not sitting for anything in particular, just enjoying how beautiful just sitting doing nothing is, how relaxing, how restful..... After a long walk, you sit under a tree and the breeze comes and cools you. Each moment one has to be at ease with oneself - not trying to improve, not cultivating anything, not practicing anything. Walking is Zen, sitting is Zen. Talking or silent, moving, unmoving, the essence is at ease. The essence is at ease: that is the key word. The essence is at ease: that is the key statement. Do whatsoever you are doing, but at the deepest core remain at ease, cool, calm, centered. ” “ Find that (awareness) on which all the rest are imposed and you then remain as the pure Self (your inner awareness). ” “ Zen says: Think of all the great words and great teachings as your deadly enemy. Avoid them, because you have to find your own source. You have not to be a follower, an imitator. You have to be an original individual; you have to find your innermost core on your own, with no guide, no guiding scriptures. It is a dark night, but with the intense fire of inquiry you are bound to come to the sunrise. Everybody who has burned with intense inquiry has found the sunrise. Others only believe. Those who believe are not religious, they are simply avoiding the great adventure of religion by believing. ” “ Man must awaken and see light, then he will be able to see through the illusion of much that he treasures and seeks. ” “ Creativity comes from awakening and directing mens higher natures, which originate in the primal depths of the universe and are appointed by Heaven." ” “ This is the only distinction between the dream and the real: reality allows you to doubt, and the dream does not allow you to doubt.... To me, the capacity to doubt is one of the greatest blessings to humanity. The religions have been enemies because they have been cutting the very roots of doubt, and there is a reason why they have been doing that: because they want people to believe in certain illusions that they have been preaching.... Why have the people like Gautam Buddha been so insistent that the whole existence - except your witnessing self, except your awareness - is just ephemeral, made of the same stuff as dreams are made of? They are not saying that these trees are not there. They are not saying that these pillars are not there. Dont misunderstand because of the word "illusion".... It has been translated as illusion, but illusion is not the right word. Illusion does not exist. Reality exists. Maya is just in between - it almost exists. As far as day-to-day activities are concerned, it can be taken as reality. Only in the ultimate sense, from the peak of your illumination, does it become unreal, illusory. ” “ A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. ” “ The habit of telling myself off subtly shapes a nature of sorrow. Instead, let me talk to myself gently, with patience, as one would do to a child. ” “ An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex. ” “ A timely smile is as welcome as a cup of water in a desert. ” “ By letting go of all that is heavy, you become free to fill with all that is light. ” “ Maintain the balance of responding to situations with a cool head and to people with a warm heart. ” “ An intelligent deaf-mute is better than an ignorant person who can speak. ” “ The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ” “ If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. ” “ Sweetness is the taste of all virtues. Patience is the fortress of all virtues. Cheerfulness is the evidence of all virtues. ” “ If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. ” “ If the mind is light you will feel carefree, no matter how the body feels. ” “ Water, everywhere over the earth, flows to join together. A single natural law controls it. Each human is a member of a community and should work within it. ” “ If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There's nothing behind it. ” “ If I make this moment happy, it will increase the chances of the next moment being happy also. ” “ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ” “ Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. ” “ A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing. ” “ The one who can adjust to any situation with humility possesses true greatness. ” “ Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ” “ ... joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. ” “ True self-awareness, plus the ability to choose our perceptions of life, the universe and everything, is the basis of free will. Every situation and scene in front of us has so many possibilities in terms of how we perceive and interpret. If someone is 10% selfish and 90% generous what should we focus on, what should we perceive first within them? Most of us are now well trained to perceive and focus on the negative, the selfishness in others, and to follow it quickly with accusation and judgement. We forget that what we perceive is what we empower within another and, more importantly what we perceive is what we empower within ourselves in that moment. And what we choose to see is usually what we get. So how important is it that we choose to perceive only the best, the highest, the greatest in another, even if its only a half a percent? Bosses and parents - take note!! Dont forget - your perception is your reality. Your perception is what you project. And what you project is what comes back! ” “ Respect for others means offering criticism only where there is the strength to withstand it. ” “ Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. ” “ Dont color everything with black and white, think more grayish. ” “ Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good. ” “ At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. ” “ Do not look for peace outside for it lies within the soul. ” “ The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. ” “ We become sweet natured when we are careful never to undermine or be critical of anyone. ” “ To see things in the seed, that is genius. ” “ A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. ” “ Of all the creatures of earth, only human beings can change their patterns. Man alone is the architect of his destiny. Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ” “ Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment. ” “ I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people. ” “ Learn what the magician knows and its not magic anymore ” “ The 'I' thought is limited 'I'. The real 'I' (awareness) is unlimited, universal, beyond time and space. ” “ You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ” “ A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesnt it is of no use. ” “ A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know. ” “ All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. ” “ Its so simple to be smart...just think of something stupid to say, and say the opposite. ” “ Manage Emotions When the energy of our consciousness is out of our control - the mind is agitated. We are being emotional. The solution is to detach from the inner storms, stand back and observe the hurricane pass. Detached observation withdraws the energy which your emotions require to sustain themselves. When you watch your own anger, it dies. If you don't detach from it, and observe it ...it will be your master. Today is the day to practice positive, detached observation, and each emotion-filled moment is the opportunity. This is 'real' work. The work of one who is a master of their own consciousness. Are you a master or a slave? ” “ If its never our fault, we cant take responsibility for it. If we cant take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim. ” “ Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. ” “ you are a rich and creative spiritual being. You can never be less than this. You may frustrate your potential. You may identify with that which is less than what you can be. But within you now and always is the unborn possibility of a limitless experience of inner stability and outer treasure, and yours is the privilege of giving birth to it. And you will, if you can believe. ” “ Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. ” “ Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based. ” “ The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ” “ While we spend much time 'making up' our faces to ensure our appearance is beautiful for others, we forget to make up our minds. This is not about making decisions. Making up our mind means ensuring that our thoughts are positive and our feelings towards others are filled with good wishes. When we do, others begin to sense a deeper beauty emanating from behind the skin! This is inner beauty. Dont hide behind your face. Let the real you show through. ” “ It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong. ” “ In the midst of uncertainty, keep determination in your thoughts and that will become like a guiding light in front of you. ” “ To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world ” “ Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. ” “ The fruits of patience are always sweet - mangoes cannot be grown by hurrying. ” “ IKE The world is what you think it is - be aware KALA There are no limits - be free MAKIA Energy flows where attention goes - be focused MANAWA Now is the moment of power - be here ALOHA To love is to be happy with - be happy MANA All power comes from within - be confident PONO Effectiveness is the measure of truth - be positive ” “ Desire is the essence of a man. ” “ Acceptance gives me the experience of being like an angel: never judging,never criticising and never worrying. ” “ Not even the five fingers of our hands are alike. ” “ Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others. ” “ To make good use of what you have and to let go of what you do not use is to live in a contented way. ” “ Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. ” “ The two most common reasons for losing are: not knowing you're competing in the first place, and not knowing with whom you really are competing. ” “ The mind is like a parachute - it works best when it is open. How quickly we make assumptions, jump to conclusions and close our mind. How easily we form and hold fast to our opinions and then close our mind. How fast do we make a judgement, slap on a label and then close our mind. A closed mind never knows the delight of playing with possibilities, being enlightened by others point of view or enjoying the diversity of human life. An open and understanding mind never assumes, doesnt jump to conclusions and wont hold fast to any opinion. Perhaps it is no wonder a closed mind is not a very relaxed mind. ” “ Speech is the mirror of the mind. ” “ There is no royal road to learning. ” “ The deepest wounds we all carry are locked in our subconscious (out of our awareness). Deep memories and subtle impressions, from unfinished experiences, rooted in the past. The pain from those wounds comes to revisit, to block and paralyse us in the moment called now. We all know it comes without warning - "Why am I feeling this way, I didn't mean to do that, I don't know what made me say that." Healing does not mean finding and treating every single inner scar which sends it's message to haunt us. It means going even deeper, past those wounds, beyond those distant memories and recordings of unfinished business, to the core of our self, to the heart of our spirit, where we find the light and warmth of our own core qualities of love and peace. They are eternally present within us. They are what we need to heal all our inner wounds. That's why this kind of deep healing is called spirituality and not therapy. ” “ A person who makes no mistake does not usually make anything. ” “ what you focus on constantly is what you feel. ” “ There is no greater teacher than ones own practical example. To be really benevolent therefore means that I must first change, then I have the power, the knowledge and the experience of thinking and doing for the ultimate benefit of all. ” “ Many people excuse their own faults but judge others harshly. ” “ I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. ” “ Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life. ” “ We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being. ” “ They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ” “ A crown is no cure for the headache ” “ If we recognize that all inner and outer effects or results in our lives have causes which can be found within ourselves, then we understand karma or the law of sowing and reaping. If we are aware that we have just awoken to this law, and that we are consciously live with this law in our awareness we will also be aware that we were asleep to this law before - perhaps for a long time, possibly many births. It is therefore highly likely we tried to break the law. What we did not know was we cannot break this law. We cannot take anything without having to pay it back at some future stage. We may receive but we may not take - there is a difference. If we have taken then we must payback. Any form of pain or discomfort - mental, emotional or physical - means it is payback time. The universal debt collector has come to knock on our door. Accounts are being settled. If you can regard all pain, from a bump on the head to an emotional crisis, as the settling of a debt, you will be using the oldest wisdom to respond to life in the most enlightened way. The destination, once all accounts are settled, and all debts paid, is true peace and real freedom. Peace of mind and freedom from all pain. ” “ The happiness you give makes you more happy than the happiness you receive. ” “ The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world. ” “ He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much. ” “ Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ” “ Buddha has chosen one of the really very potential words - shunyata. The English word, the English equivalent, "nothingness", is not such a beautiful word. Thats why I would like to make it "no-thingness" - because the nothing is not just nothing, it is all. It is vibrant with all possibilities. It is potential, absolute potential. It is unmanifest yet, but it contains all. In the beginning is nature, in the end is nature, so why in the middle do you make so much fuss? Why, in the middle, becoming so worried, so anxious, so ambitious - why create such despair? Nothingness to nothingness is the whole journey. ” “ When the thoughts we think are the same as the words we speak, others will feel our integrity. ” “ The softest pillow is a clean conscience. ” “ Do not judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins ” “ Brevity is the soul of wit. ” “ You can go on changing the outer for lives and you will never be satisfied; something or other will remain to be changed. Unless the inner changes, the outer can never be perfect. ” “ Action is the key to all success. ” “ A mother won't give milk to her child until he cries. ” “ This is the situation of your head: I see cycle-handles and pedals and strange things that you have gathered from everywhere. Such a small head...and no space to live in! And that rubbish goes on moving in your head; your head goes on spinning and weaving - it keeps you occupied. Just think what kind of thoughts go on inside your mind. One day just sit, close your doors, and write down for half an hour whatsoever is passing in your mind, and you will understand what I mean and you will be surprised what goes on inside your mind. It remains in the background, it is constantly there, it surrounds you like a cloud. With this cloud you cannot know reality; you cannot attain to spiritual perception. This cloud has to be dropped. And it is just with your decision to drop it that it will disappear. You are clinging to it - the cloud is not interested in you, remember it. ” “ Real communication is a creative process at the highest level of human potential. When human beings come together for this purpose, something new is literally created in consciousness. Miraculously, the mind of enlightenment itself begins to emerge through the collective and an extraordinary evolutionary potential is revealed. ” “ Happiness is the result of total appreciation of all that life gives you at every moment. ” “ Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness. ” “ Your brain doesnt know what it cant do, until you tell it ” “ Every day is an opportunity to be creative - the canvas is your mind, the brushes and colours are your thoughts and feelings, the panorama is your story, the complete picture is a work of art called, 'my life'. Be careful what you put on the canvas of your mind today - it matters. ” “ On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property. ” “ Mind can never be intelligent - only no-mind is intelligent. Only no-mind is original and radical. Only no-mind is revolutionary - revolution in action. This mind gives you a sort of stupor. Burdened by the memories of the past, burdened by the projections of the future, you go on living - at the minimum. You dont live at the maximum. Your flame remains very dim. Once you start dropping thoughts, the dust that you have collected in the past, the flame arises - clean, clear, alive, young. Your whole life becomes a flame, and a flame without any smoke. That is what awareness is. ” “ I'm usually all about the tight jeans and little T-shirt, but sometimes I want to put on a black, sequined dress and be a freaking girl. ” “ You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it. Better keep yourself clean and bright: you are the window through which you must see the world. ” “ Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it. ” “ Each one of us is a walking radiator. Mostly we radiate thoughts and attitudes. From deep within we radiate our state of being, and the essential, original and eternal state of every being is peaceful and loving. But we block and distort this energy with our attachments. Attachments turn love into fear, peace into anger and then distort our attitudes and actions towards others. This is neither relaxing for ourselves, or for those around us. Which is why detachment is the secret to living lightly and lovingly. To be a radiator that people come to for real warmth, what do you need to detach from today? If you don't detach then you will stay attached, and then you will see others and life itself as a threat, and your tension will keep them away. But they cannot threaten you. Only your dependency on a thing, or an idea, or an opinion can be threatened. Comon...what needs to be released today? What needs to be released so the light can come through? ” “ Everyone has a song in their heart. Everyone has a reason for being here and a season for making their highest, greatest most auspicious contribution. No one knows what that is or when that is for anyone else. Only our own heart knows what and when it is for us. Your heart wants to sing. Don’t die with your music still within you. There is a reason for everything and a purpose to your life. Too many fail to listen to the song in their heart and therefore fail to find their purpose and their part. What makes your soul sing and your heart dance? Actually you heart is your soul and you are both! Ask this one question of yourself but don’t be in a hurry to answer it. Live in the question for a day, a week, a month. Let it invite your heart to speak to you. And when you are absolutely sure what your heart is saying is true then begin to invoke the changes necessary in your life so that you live in alignment with your song. Be patient with this. ” “ There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. ” “ When thousands and thousands of people around the earth are celebrating, singing, dancing, ecstatic, drunk with the divine, there is no possibility of any global suicide. With such festivity and with such laughter, with such sanity and health, with such naturalness and spontaneity, how can there be a war?... Life has been given to you to create, and to rejoice, and to celebrate. When you cry and weep, when you are miserable, you are alone. When you celebrate, the whole existence participates with you. Only in celebration do we meet the ultimate, the eternal. Only in celebration do we go beyond the circle of birth and death. ” “ The more simple we are, the more complete we become ” “ Empower others by filling your own heart with courage, your thoughts with determination and your eyes with destiny. ” “ To be in tune with yourself, go beyond the sound of thoughts, the sound of feelings and especially beyond the sound of what, how, when, who and why. ” “ The whole effort of a Jesus or a Buddha or a Bodhidharma is nothing but how to undo that which society has done to you. ” “ Having benevolent feelings for all generates goodwill. The power of goodwill makes the impossible possible. ” “ The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world. ” “ An effective coach is someone who makes you do what you dont what to do so you can become what you want to become. ” “ There are no justified resentments. To resent someone is to fall under the illusion that they are the cause of our suffering. No one can die from a snake bite. It's the poison that kills them. You may receive the poison of another’s words, or even just in a glance, but you don’t have to absorb it or allow it free passage through the veins of your consciousness. The consequence of not absorbing the poison of others is you never experience enmity towards others. And people notice when you have absolutely no enmity. It draws them close, it empowers them, it builds trust, it enables harmony to break out! It is only because the lion has no thought of killing the lamb that the lamb feels able to come so close. ” “ Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other. ” “ "Wow...thats beautiful!" Is either a cry or a thought when faced with the mountain sunset, a spectacular view or a well formed man or woman. But where is the beauty, where is the appreciation of beauty, where is the ability to discern beauty? It is within our own consciousness. For the essence of who and what we are is beauty itself. The essence of beauty is not found in the body, a face or a mountain - they only stir the essence of beauty within our own spirit. And that beauty is not only something we taste within ourselves, but it emerges in our character as virtue, and in our life as care. For what is virtue, but love in action. The next time you say, "Thats beautiful!" know that you speak of yourself, and it is you who are beautiful. Always were, always will be. ” “ If I do everything with the feeling of happiness, there will be no task too difficult to perform.. ” “ Turning inwards is not a turning at all. Going inwards is not a going at all. Turning inwards simply means that you have been running after this desire and that, and you have been running and running and you have been coming again and again to frustration.That each desire brings misery, that there is no fulfillment through desire. That you never reach anywhere, that contentment is impossible. Seeing this truth, that running after desires takes you nowhere, you stop. Not that you make any effort to stop. If you make any effort to stop it is again running, in a subtle way. You are still desiring--maybe now it is desirelessness that you desire. If you are making an effort to go in, you are still going out. Any effort can only take you out, outwards. All journeys are outward journeys, there is no inward journey. How can you journey inwards? You are already there, there is no point in going. When going stops, journeying disappears; when desiring is no more clouding your mind, you are in. This is called turning in. But it is not a turning at all, it is simply not going out. ” “ Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. ” “ You are what you think you are. ” “ When someone lightens up your life just by their presence, you can be sure they are emitting a very positive energy. When someone puts a damper on the meeting or a conversation, you can be sure there is some hidden inner baggage which contains sorrow and darkness. Which do you bring to the party? A little light or a little dark? A lot of optimism or a little pessimism? In olden days, before one switch could illuminate a whole city, one candle had to be lit by another. So if you are aware that you are carrying a little darkness, perhaps it may be useful to spend time with someone whose inner light is already lit, and stays lit in all circumstances. Eventually we may learn the art ourselves, and then serve as a candle to others. ” “ Generosity of spirit increases everything we have and gives us everything we need. ” “ An elephant does not get tired carrying his trunk ” “ Our real state is beyond the waking, dream and sleep states, is called turiya (witness consciousness). ” “ Your actions are a mirror of your thoughts; have elevated thoughts and your actions will be elevated. ” “ Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other people, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving. ” “ Ignorance makes you believe that life functions haphazardly. Wisdom teaches you that everything that happens in this theatre of life has profound significance. What you see today is not the fruit of chance but a fruit from seeds planted in the past. Plant seeds of peace now and you will create a life of peace in the future. ” “ Most of us think too much, especially about events and people, local and global, famous and not so famous. When we are always thinking about what is happening on the surface of life, the visible, then it is as if we are living a superficial life. And when two people who both live on the surface meet, the exchange, the conversation, is superficial, sometimes totally bereft of meaning. Often it leaves us totally unsatisfied. And as we share news of our surface observations, we come to know our own superficiality, but we are not strong enough to resist it. Deep down inside there is a voice, a longing, a calling to depth. Its our heart, reminding us to visit, explore and express the depths of our ourselves. Everyone has depth but we confuse the heart with emotion, and forget that emotion is the result of getting too close to events on the surface. So one of our deepest needs, which is to go in deep, is seldom satisfied. Going deep and being deep requires time spent in solitude, some periods of introversion and a conversation with ourselves. We only know what is at the bottom of the ocean by going there, diving deep and switching on a light and looking through the lens of a camera. The results are images of depth. How on earth will we ever see what is in our heart unless we dive deep inside, switch on the light and look. Those who do will tell you it changes everything. What do they see? Simple, only beauty and truth. They are always there, waiting for us to return. Waiting to welcome us and to introduce ourselves to ourself. ” “ Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but dont hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people. ” “ Lead, follow, or get out of the way. ” “ I think we agree, the past is over. ” “ Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now. ” “ Spiritual awareness (soul-consciousness) is cultivated through deliberate practice and only those who have understood the need for this kind of true, inner, self-respect will make the effort. Difficulties will arise to test your resolve for self-upliftment - physical illness, relationships, memories of the past, and so on. Yet with patience and introspection, you will come to see how these very tests are the means to strengthen your spiritual identity. ” “ It isn't addition of possessions, but subtraction of desires which promotes happiness. ” “ Decide, once and for all, that your happiness or unhappiness is primarily up to you. ” “ This is the situation of your head: I see cycle-handles and pedals and strange things that you have gathered from everywhere. Such a small head...and no space to live in! And that rubbish goes on moving in your head; your head goes on spinning and weaving - it keeps you occupied. Just think what kind of thoughts go on inside your mind. One day just sit, close your doors, and write down for half an hour whatsoever is passing in your mind, and you will understand what I mean and you will be surprised what goes on inside your mind. It remains in the background, it is constantly there, it surrounds you like a cloud. With this cloud you cannot know reality; you cannot attain to spiritual perception. This cloud has to be dropped. And it is just with your decision to drop it that it will disappear. You are clinging to it - the cloud is not interested in you, remember it. ” “ Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going. ” “ True freedom means to be beyond the influence of people and possessions. ” “ Calmness increases efficiency. Silence increases effectiveness. ” “ Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. ” “ Next time you are waiting for anything, notice what you are wanting! This will be a source of your tension or impatience. All desire has fear built in - fear of not getting or losing, even before your desire is fulfilled. If you want to be free of fear in life, which is another way of saying if you want to be free of stress, the secret is to want nothing, and then magic happens, for lo and behold, all that you need and more, arrives in your life, at the right time, in the right way. Not what they told us in kindergarten was it? ” “ Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love with her. ” “ The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change. ” “ Transform any excuses into solutions and see anything inauspicious as auspicious ” “ Even with a small bank account, the one who is contented finds himself with great wealth. ” “ He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god. ” “ Bad excuses are worse than none. ” “ Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. ” “ Just before waking up from sleep, there is a very brief state free from thought. That should be made permanent. ” “ Understand clearly that when a great need appears a great use appears also; when there is a small need there is small use; it is obvious, then, that full use is made of all things at all times according to the necessity thereof. ” “ Every dog is brave on his own doorstep. ” “ The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect eve |
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