"Learn to become still. And to take your attention away from what you don't want, and all the emotional charge around it, and place your attention on what you wish to experience." ---- Michael Bernard Beckwith Easier said than done, and many of us including ourselves find the sentiment in the above quote absolutely true, [...]
"Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know, who you are and are willing to work with the power that is greater than ourselves to do it." ---- Ella Wheeler Wilcox When we look deeply into our personal upbringing regarding orientation and environment, [...]
"This consciousness is beyond the body, feelings, and thoughts. It is beyond beliefs, attitudes, names, families, and social or economic status. It is your inner being. --- Ramez Sasson There exist many levels of consciousness involving: a state of being, deep sleep, dreaming, transcendental or cosmic consciousness and several others. All to often, many individuals [...]
"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have." --- Eckhart Tolle When you stand in the middle of your life watching the entrances and exists of your colleagues, associates, acquaintances, friends, family and loved ones immersing themselves with an abundance of over-scheduled appointments, meetings, conferences, classes, e-mails, electronic devices and texting sequences [...]
"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?" ---- Rumi There exist many illusions that we feel are a continuance of the ubiquitous brick wall, obstructing our capacity to reach the other side. We find this beginning in childhood for a myriad of reasons, due to our orientation [...]
"The only thing we really have to offer each other is inspiration. We cannot give people anything. We can only awaken them to something within themselves, and this is not done with argument, but by example." --- J. Kennedy Shultz, "A Legacy of Truth" After what seems like an eternity, we come to the realization [...]
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." --- William Jennings Bryan If we take the literal meaning of the word destiny, it means the inevitable or necessary succession of events. It can mean [...]
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." ---- Jonathan Swift We've all been in the position of exhibiting a great deal of what seemed like an eternity of patience, with those who just didn't seem to comprehend our position, thought process, intention, view, machinations of thinking, or evolution of our actions. [...]
"If you find yourself being treated in a way you resent or that turns you into a victim, ask yourself this question: 'What have I done to teach this person that this behavior is something I'm willing to tolerate?'" ---- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer We've all been there in one way or another, although some [...]
"Your true nature is not lost in moments of delusion, nor is it gained at the moment of enlightenment. It was never born and can never die." ---- Huang Po It becomes quite challenging to embrace fully what the above quote intrinsically means, relating to each of us personally. That is where we start, looking [...]