"The field (which is what spirit is, a field of pure potentiality) is a continuum of all possible energy and information states that will subsequently manifest themselves as space-time events."
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"A lack of restful sleep disrupts the body's innate balance, weakens our immune system, and speeds up the aging process."
"Soul loss is regarded as the most serious diagnosis and the single greatest cause of premature death or serious illness by the traditionals, and it's not even mentioned in our Western medical textbooks."
"Healing is the return of the memory of wholeness. Healing, health, whole and holy all mean inclusiveness. Body, mind, spirit, environment, relationships, social interactions are all one wholeness, and you're a part of that one wholeness."
"Success is the ability to meet worthy goals, but it's also the ability to love and have compassion and the ability to get in touch with your creative center, to transform yourself toward more peaceful and just pursuits. I hope we redefine success. Otherwise, we'll see more of what we're already seeing - more aggression, more burnout, more Wall Street scandals, more war, more terrorism, more eco-destruction."
"Survival of the fittest is over. Get over it. We need survival of the wisest."
"In fact, scientists have shown that the better your DNA, your genetic machinery is at healing itself, the longer you live. That's how meditation lowers biological age."
"Looking for yourself is like a thirsty fish looking for water."
"The brain has a quality referred to as plasticity. The ability to form new neural pathways even into very old age. The brain is fluid, flexible and incredibly adaptable to new experiences."
"At the most subtle level, your inner intelligence is steadily progressing along the corridors of eternity."
"Space and time are "sensed" not seen. They are created in consciousness which is spaceless and timeless."
"A gentle focus of attention is all it takes to free the body of minor imbalances."
"Eating is a natural way to feel happy. Overeating isn't."
"What people think of you is none of your business."
"You don't have to go the gym - just walk 10,000 steps a day and you are activating your good genes. But do practise yoga."
"Thinking happy thoughts literally creates a positive chemical change in the brain which stimulates both positive physical and psychological benefits."
"There is a part of yourself that is not subject to change, it is the silent witness behind the scenes. That is essentially your spirit, the spirit being an abstract but real force. It is as real as gravity. It is as real as time. It is incomprehensible. It is mysterious but it is powerful and it is eternal."
"The next thing you think, the next action you take, will either create a new possibility for you, or it will repeat the past."
"Time exists so that you can experience these flavors as deeply as possible. On the path of devotion, if you can experience even a glimmer of love, its possible to experience a little more love. When you experience that a little more, then the next degree of intensity is possible. Thus, love engenders love until you reach the point of saturation, when you totally merge with the divine love. this is what the mystics mean when they say that they plunge into the ocean of love to drown themselves."
"Replace your self-defeating thoughts with self-supporting thoughts."