"Fear is blind. There are some options in it, but they're very limited as compared to the options available to the fearless mind."
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"The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious."
"I know that even at moments of apparent danger, nothing is out of order or lacking, other than our own unquestioned thoughts about those moments."
"Low self-esteem is not possible when you understand the nature of everything. Depression is not possible. The universe is absolutely friendly."
"It's very benign, it seems, to think, "There's a tree." In fact, it's a very beautiful thought. If someone chops down all the trees, then we think, "Oh, my goodness, something is out of order in my world." We begin to think, "Who am I in a world without trees?""
"If you argue against reality you will suffer."
"Do you want to be right more than you want to know the truth? It's the truth that set me free. Acceptance, peace, and less attachment to a world of suffering are all effects of doing The Work. They're not the goals. Do The Work for the love of freedom, for the love of truth."
"Personalities don't love. They want something."
"Here's what I would want for humanity, because this is what I have come to see is true: it's so simple when we listen to people."
"Trauma is nothing more than being stuck in what you believe."
"War that I have anywhere in my life should stop."
"If you want to enter a state of grace, question the assumption you’re defending right now."
"Im very clear that everyone in the world loves me. I just dont expect them to realize it yet."
"Reality is always the story of a past, and what I love about the past is—it's over."
"Just because we love someone, we begin to notice that love is an experience and we have to do something with it. We don't have to marry people or date them because we care about them very deeply. It's an experience."
"I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me."
"Never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order."
"Seeking love keeps you from the awareness that you already have it—that you are it."
"Would you rather be right or free?"
"That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is."