"Let us not demand of ourselves that we alone must be the agent of change. In a fire brigade everyone passes along a bucket, but only the last person puts out the fire. None of us know where we stand in line. We may be here simply to pass a bucket; we may be called on to play a major role. In either case, all we can do is think, act, and say. Let us direct our thoughts, words, and actions to peace. That is all we can do. Let the results be what they will be."
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"For some, healing is too much to bear, and they hand it back, exchanging it for the fear they are accustomed to."
"One loving thought can change everything."
"Love is a way of being, not something you give. When a person is truly loving, he is love."
"Everyone is acting from his own level of consciousness. This is all we can ask of ourselves or anyone else. However hurtful someone is, he is doing the best he can, given the limits of his consciousness."
"Self-awareness moves us beyond the old, well-worn pathways in the brain that support fixed, unconscious habits."
"Happiness is the ultimate goal...The mistake we make is not going for happiness first. If we did, everything else would follow."
"The day must come when trust will be as natural to your nature as distrust now seems to be."
"Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome."
"To be in touch with yourself requires great sensitivity to everything that's going on here and now."
"How do we awaken to this true Self? By going within and putting our attention on the silent presence in our heart - the silent witness that is detached from sensory experience and at the same time enjoys that experience in complete freedom."
"Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks show us how to discover the secrets to healing, love, intuition and insight."
"As intuition grows, the need to make problems and see complications starts to dwindle."
"When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter resistance, recognize that if you force the situation, the resistance will only increase. You don't want to stand rigid like a tall oak that cracks and collapses in the storm. Instead, you want to be flexible, like a reed that bends with the storm and survives."
"Apakah penampilanku satu-satunya hal yang membuatku berharga? Jika begitu, jangan tatap aku. Wajahku bisa menyembunyikan hati yang palsu."
"Being fully in the present, you experience the timeless. In the timeless, you find your true self."
"A single event can shape our lives or change the course of history."
"The inner experience of meditation can be had without any kind of forced discipline. The outer trappings - how one sits, breathes, dresses, and so forth - are irrelevant."
"In your present-moment awareness, awaken to your innocence, your trust, your love, your eternal being."
"When we decide to take back our own power, we discover that the true solver of problems is intuition, not reason."