"When it appears that there is no choice, some form of illusion is operating."
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"The trees must breathe so I can breathe."
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"Anger is remembered pain, fear is anticipated pain, guilt is self directed pain, depression is depletion of energy. Cure-return to love& joy"
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"No single decision you ever made has led in a straight line to where you find yourself now. You peeked down some roads and took a few steps before turning back. You followed some roads that came to a dead end and others that got lost at too many intersections. Ultimately, all roads are connected to all other roads."
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"Base your happiness on being real, not on illusions and expectations."
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"I think seriousness is a mask of self-importance and self-importance in turn is a mask for self-pity. So if you're really going to pursue a spiritual way of living in the world, you must be lighthearted and carefree, have humor, be able to tolerate ambiguity and embrace uncertainty, and be forgiving of yourself and everybody else."
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"Because I always have a choice, I choose love."
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"To bring yourself love and happiness, do what you can to bring them to others."
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"Become the director, producer, choreographer of your own story"
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"Start by thinking of the smallest possible action you could take; then, take it. Then, choose the next smallest action, and do that."
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"Be content not with your lot in life but with being here in the flow of life. The glories of creation are in your very cells; you are made of the same mindstuff as the angels, the stars, and god himself."
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"Every cell in your body is totally aware of how you think and feel about yourself."
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"People don’t realize, he said, how important it is to wake up every morning with a song in your heart.” J. Krishnamurti. “The song stands for a sense of joy in existence, a joy that is free of any good or bad choices."
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"Before the art of medicine comes the art of belief."
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"Our most natural state is joy. It is the foundation for love, compassion, healing, and the desire to alleviate suffering."
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"Although we think that we think, most of the time we are being thought by the collective mind, the hypnosis of conditioning."
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"In religion, the ego manifests as the devil. And of course, no one realizes how smart the ego is because it created the devil so you could blame someone else."
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"Gratitude is a divine attitude in the wisdom traditions. It takes you out from the ego self and takes you into the higher self. That higher state of consciousness initiates self repair, self regulation and healing."
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"You don't give up the intention, and you don't give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the results."
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"Freedom is Letting Go."
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