"Total self acceptance is empowering. It means allowing others to see you as they choose, without being offended."
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"The scene isn't one of perpetual death but of life circulating within itself."
"My first exposure to the vocabulary of inter-beingness was through the writings of Thich Nhat Hahn, to whom I remain enormously grateful."
"Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave. What you WANT is irrelevant, what you've CHOSEN is at hand. You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices."
"The deepest reality you are aware of is the one from which you draw your power."
"When you practice positive inner dialogue, people will want to bond with you, help you, be near you. They want to share in the bliss that shines through your eyes and is reflected in your every action."
"Finding the hidden dimensions of your life is the way to fulfill your deepest hunger."
"Ignorance is constricted awareness."
"Listen to your body's wisdom, which expresses itself through signals of comfort and discomfort. When choosing a certain behavior, ask your body, "How do you feel about this?" If your body sends a signal of physical or emotional distress, watch out. If your body sends a signal of comfort and eagerness, proceed."
"If you are fully aware in the moment, there is only love."
"It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement."
"The essence of wisdom is to see that there is always a solution once you realize that the mind, which seems to create so much suffering, has infinite potential to create fulfillment instead."
"You cannot stand anywhere in the universe that is outside of yourself."
"You cannot be brave if you do not have a coward inside you."
"Living in balance and purity is the highest good for you and the earth."
"The reason why life is a sleep & dream for most people is because their awareness is caught up with past or future & not with what is."
"You are not a prisoner of your thoughts. You have the ability to control what you are thinking."
"Karma means your have to live with the consequences of the actions you have taken in the past. Whatever you put out is coming back."
"All belief is a cover-up for insecurity"
"To have weakness is not to be flawed--it's to be complete."