"I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy."
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"Every sin is the distortion of an energy breathed into us - an energy which, if not thus distorted, would have blossomed into one of those holy acts whereof 'God did it' and 'I did it' are both true descriptions."
"Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive."
"Whenever you meet anybody, it is a holy encounter. The primary event is the energy field of presence between you and the other human being that arises. You enjoy it. There is deep joy in the meeting."
"Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do is 'ride the wave'."
"Without perceiving things through the old filter of past conditioning and conceptualization, one can sense the universe is intensely alive. Even so-called inanimate objects - I often pick up little objects and just look at them and sense that they are alive. Physicists actually confirm that what we perceive as dead matter is not dead at all. Everything is an intensely alive energy field. That aliveness is only an aspect of the aliveness or life that I am."
"An encounter with the superior energy is open to anyone but remains far from those who shift responsibility onto others."
"You must learn to sit with the restless, painful energy and not let the momentum pull you under and cause you to do the same thing over and over that's ruining your life and the lives of those around you."
"Learning how to discipline your speech is a way of preventing your energies from spilling out of you through the rupture of your mouth, exhausting you and filling the world with words, words, words instead of serenity, peace and bliss."
"Smile with face, smile with mind, and good energy will come to you and clean away dirty energy."
"We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day."
"So, there's quite a big keep-out zone, and when you factor the keep-out zone into account, the solar panels put on that area would typically generate more power than that nuclear power plant."
"I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain."
"You are joy, looking for a way to express. It's not just that your purpose is joy, it is that you are joy. You are love and joy and freedom and clarity expressing. Energy-frolicking and eager. That's who you are."
"Make a decision and then make the decision right. Line up your Energy with it. In most cases it doesn't really matter what you decide. Just decide. There are endless options that would serve you enormously well, and all or any one of them is better than no decision."
"You can offer your vibration on purpose. That's what visualization is. That's what imagination is: projecting thought energy on purpose."
"Matter is the evolution of energy. First there is thought, then there is thought form, and then there is matter. Matter is only thought that has been thought upon by more."
"Tofu and futons. The adepts of Orientalism seem to spend most of their lives reclining. They can't quite summon the energy to crawl up onto a chair. Even their Yogic exercises are carried out in a prone or sitting position."
"If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit."
"A special ability means a heavy expenditure of energy in a particular direction, with a consequent drain from some other side of life."