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"Inner resistance to whatever arises in the present moment pulls you back into unconsciousness. Inner resistance is some form of negativity, complaining, fear, aggression, or anger. This is important because whenever you complain about what somebody else does you're already beginning to fall into that trap of unconsciousness."
"If you are in a state of intense presence you are free of thought, yet highly alert. If your conscious attention sinks below a certain level, thought rushes in, the mental noise returns, stillness is lost, you're back in time."
"Your primary purpose is to enable consciousness to flow into what you do. The secondary purpose is whatever you want to achieve through the doing."
"The predominance of mind is no more than a stage in the evolution of consciousness. We need to go on to the next stage now as a matter of urgency; otherwise, we will be destroyed by the mind, which has grown into a monster."
"If I accept the fact that my relationships are here to make me conscious, instead of happy, then my relationships become a wonderful self mastery tool that keeps realigning me with my higher purpose for living."
"You have so much to learn from your enemies."
"Time isn't precious at all, because it is an illusion."
"The animals are at a level prior to thinking. They haven't lost themselves in thought. We rise above thinking and then we meet them again, where we're both in no-thought. There's a deep connection."
"This is my secret," he said. "I don't mind what happens."
"Make it a habit to ask yourself: What's going on inside me at this moment? That question will point you in the right direction. But don't analyze, just watch. Focus your attention within. Feel the energy of the emotion. If there is no emotion present, take your attention more deeply into the inner energy field of your body. It is the doorway into Being."
"That stillness and vastness that enables the Universe to be, is not just out there in space...it is also within you."
"Focus attention on the feeling inside you. Know that it is the pain-body. Accept that it is there. Don't think about it - don't let the feeling turn into thinking. Don't judge or analyze. Don't make an identity for yourself out of it. Stay present, and continue to be the observer of what is happening inside you. Become aware not only of the emotional pain but also of "the one who observes," the silent watcher. This is the power of the Now, the power of your own conscious presence. Then see what happens."
"Every human being in the human form has limitations."
"If I cannot live with myself, there must be two of me"
"When you make the present moment, instead of past and future, the focal point of your life, your ability to enjoy what you do and with it the quality of your life increases dramatically."
"Go within. Use the inner body as a starting point for going deeper and taking your attention away from where it's usually lodged, in the thinking mind."
"Whenever you deeply accept this moment as it is - no matter what form it takes - you are still, you are at peace."
"Where ever you are, be there totally."
"All problems are illusions of the mind."
"Most people want to get what they want, whereas the secret is to want what you get at this moment."