"The perfect world is created when the mind is free to see it."
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"When I turn the thought around - the thought that war, let's say war in Iraq, should stop - the turnaround is the war in myself should stop."
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"What I say and what I'm really experiencing - those universes are very different."
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"I have a list of universal beliefs, and they are amazing beliefs, like, "No one cares" or "You don't care about me"; "I should be successful" or "I'm not successful"; "I don't have enough money"; "I'm too tall or thin or fat"; "I shouldn't have done it" - oh, my goodness, they go on and on and on."
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"The ultimate and dearest - and, again, only - relationship we have is the relationship we have with our thoughts."
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"The Work is four questions and a turnaround. The Work is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering and violence in the world. The Work is a very, very simple process. It's for anyone who can answer a question that is willing to. It takes a bit of willingness and an open mind."
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"Arguing with reality it like trying to teach a cat to bark."
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"I suffered from severe depression for over a decade. My condition deteriorated steadily. I was suicidal."
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"No one can hurt me - that's my job."
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"We begin to not be human, as we've known it, any longer. But to be just creative minds and action, whereas right now we're confused minds and actions, and our environment mirrors that back to us."
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"There are no physical problems-only mental ones."
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"It's important to realize that inquiry is about noticing, not about dropping the thought... Inquiry is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about realizing what's true for you, through awareness and unconditional self-love. Once you see the truth, the thought lets go of you, not the other way around."
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"You cannot hurt me. Only I can do that."
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"The world will be at war as long as the mind is at war with itself. If we can't find peace within ourselves, where is the hope for peace in the world?"
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"Behold your world! The judgments you believe just created it."
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"Affecting the world is obviously possible when we see people in the world who we really love and respect and we see how that they affect our lives."
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"You don't have to feel bad to act kindly. Love doesn't stand by, it moves with the speed of clarity."
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"When I believed my thoughts I suffered."
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"If people are living their lives for security and comfort and pleasure, then mind's every waking moment will be plotting those things. That's how it stays identified - as a body, as a you."
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"Without an uninvestigated story, there's only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that's revealed after the pain and fear are understood."
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