The whole theory of Maya does not mean that the world is an illusion. The world is a reality, but the theory of Maya says the world is only relatively real and, therefore, not absolutely real. It is not what you think it to be and what it...
I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung. Rabindranath Tagore Instead of asking "what do I want from life?", a more powerful question is, "what does life want from me?" Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth There is a story...
Most people spend their whole lives using their strengths to cover up and hide their weaknesses. They expend tremendous energy in keeping themselves a house divided. But if you surrender to your weakness, therein lies your pathway to genius. A person who knows and utilizes...
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi We cannot kill our way to peace. We cannot hate our way to love. Regardless of our political differences, our views on walls or abortion, on who's right and who's wrong, we...
Every loving or compassionate thought outweighs many thousands of negative thoughts held by others. We change the world not by what we say or do but as a consequence of what we have become. Thus, every spiritual aspirant serves the world. David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., The Eye...
You can't stop the triggering of unhappy memories, negative self-talk and judgmental ways of thinking--but what you can stop is what happens next. You can stop the vicious circle from feeding off itself and triggering the next spiral of negative thoughts. And you can do...
When there is something to be scared or stressed about--whether real or imagined--our ancient "fight-or-flight" reactions kick in as they should. But then something else happens: the mind begins to trawl through memories to try and find something that will explain why we are feeling...
Transcendence means that you rise above the thoughts; you don't destroy them, you don't remove them. They are all there waiting for you, you must be very careful. That is why it is said: "When should you praise the monk? When the monk dies, when...
Happiness, not in another place but this place...
I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me. Hermann Hesse, Demian Knowledge is acquired. Truth is revealed. Wayne Liquorman We read and study and re-read writings that have...