Part 1 What is the weight of any unwanted moment... other than our resistance to it? Which means the real reason it's so difficult to set this suffering down is because, to do so, demands that we must also lay down the strong sense of self that doesn't exist without what it resists. Part 2 The real, but unsuspected problem with one's inability to attend -- consciously -- to all that...
We cannot change, control, or be stronger than anything our mind says is outside of us. But we can be inwardly awake, conscious of the fact that we don't need to be stronger than what we see because we aren't really separate from what we see.
Every moment spent in the love of wisdom, accompanied by our wish to keep its company regardless the cost, helps us build an unseen but eternal bridge between the deepest and highest parts of ourselves...
You have an unlimited storehouse of untapped energy lying dormant in your own heart and mind. It is the secret source of all that is wise, loving, timeless, and truly you. To touch this vibrant force of Life is to be lifted above any limitation... given the solution to any painful problem... and gifted with a new whole way to look at a life whose beauty never fails to amaze you...
The whole idea of learning to live with "controlled stress" is like believing that not only are you in control of a war you didn't start, but that you're on the winning side...
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A big part of our inner work in all of our relationships involves remembering this key idea: whenever we are not present and properly attentive to ourselves, we may be sure the false self is busy attending to something we'll be paying for in the days ahead. Disconcerting, yes; but there's no denying it: there are unconscious parts of us that feel good about getting us to do wrong! Whenever we...
The power of a lie is no greater than the darkness in which it is received. This means that all we need to do to see through the lies -- to render the darkness powerless -- is to bring that lie into the Light. This will defeat the lie's evil intention, for a lie's only intention is to cover up the truth. And a lie is left to do that very thing -- to fulfill its dark purpose -- every time we le...
One of the most difficult lessons we must face in our effort to win the war within ourselves has to do with the truth about our relationship with our own negative states: they fascinate us. That's right! But, why do we value them so? The answer will surprise you. We value negative states because of the strong sense of self we get from them. This may be very difficult for us to see, but a stro...
One of the most difficult lessons we must face in our effort to win the war within ourselves has to do with the truth about our relationship with our own negative states: they fascinate us. That's right! But, why do we value them so? The answer will surprise you. We value negative states because of the strong sense of self we get from them. This may be very difficult for us to see, but a stro...
Part 1 Self-realization is synonymous with agreeing to make whatever sacrifice is needed to live within Presence; it is the "on the spot" successive payment of one's self -- by one's Self; it is the cost of a conscious relationship with the Holiness of Life... known only by shouldering your part of its plan as revealed in each passing moment. Part 2 It is impossible to be present to...