"When we accept all of life's contradictions, when we can comfortably flow between the banks of pleasure and pain, experiencing them both while getting stuck in neither, then we are free."
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"Signals from spirit all serve the same purpose; to give you back your life as a creator"
"When you are exposed to others' negativity, you do not need to respond. You can choose to put your attention elsewhere and let their words be a tiny drop in the infinite ocean of your peaceful silence."
"So the universe is constantly moving in the direction of higher evolutionary impulses, creativity, abstraction, and meaning."
"When you discover your essential nature and know who you really are, in that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill any dream you have, because you are the eternal possibility, the immeasurable potential of all that was, is, and will be."
"The small things you do everyday- smiling at a stranger or paying someone a compliment -bring you closer to your spiritual truth , the purity of your soul"
"In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer."
"In our willingness to step into the unknown, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe."
"Wherever you go in the midst of movement and activity, carry your stillness with you. Then the chaotic movement around you will never overshadow your access to the reservoir of creativity, the field of pure potentiality."
"It takes no effort to love. The state has its own innate joy. Questions answer themselves if you are aware enough. Life is safe; flowing with the current of being is the simplest way to live. Resistance never really succeeds. Controlling the flow of life is impossible."
"Every single problem that you have in your life, is the seed of an opportunity for some greater benefit. Stay alert to opportunities by being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty! When your preparedness meets opportunity the solution will spontaneously appear!"
"What you seek, you already are."
"My definition of success is: 1.) The progressive realization of worthy goals 2.) The ability to love and have compassion 3.) To be in touch with the creative source within."
"Every experience that we have is unique to us because at some deep level we make an interpretation of it."
"When you contact the Higher Self, the source of power within, you tap into a reservoir of infinite power."
"You can keep your memory intact, preserve your brain's health, and minimize the risk of aging and senile dementia, things that are greatly feared as people grow older."
"Focus on nurturing your healthy relationships so that they are even more loving and fulfilling."
"An atom is a hierarchy of different states of information that define the statistical likelihood of finding a particle here or there at the time of observation."
"Meditation will change your life for the better, enhance your physical health, improve your sleep, and help you achieve your goals, both material and spiritual."
"Addiction is craving fulfillment from something that cannot provide fulfillment. In this sense it is not different than the basic mechanism of ignorance that keeps everyone in bondage. With substance addiction the mind/body sets up a vicious cycle that perpetuates the dependence."