You do not have to be always as your culture expects you to be. If you are, and feel an inability to be otherwise; you are indeed a follower, one of a flock who allows others to determine his course.L...
You can have all visits back home be fond experiences, if you get a firm handle on your own struggle for independence from your parents. And if you model self-pride and self-worth for your children, t...
Which snowflake is the most magnificent? Is it possible that they are all magnificent—and that, celebrating their magnificence together they create an awesome display? Then they melt into each other,...
To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing.
There are two occasions when complaining is least appreciated in the world: (1) Whenever you tell someone else that you are tired. (2) Whenever you tell someone else that you don’t feel well. If you a...
The thought that makes most people the weakest is shame, which produces humiliation. The importance of forgiving yourself cannot be stated strongly enough. If you carry around thoughts of shame about...
The power of an idea whose time has come is really the power of Spirit at work. Equality for all is how God is, for instance, and we seek to be like God. When enough of us, along with one or two at vi...
Tao Te Ching for
Sören Kierkegaard wrote, Once you label me, you negate me. When the individual must live up to the label, the self ceases to exist. The same is true of self-labels. You could be negating yourself by i...
Spirit is the life of God within us (Saint Teresa of Avila)
Self-actualizing people see the unfolding of God in everyone that they meet. They go beyond appearances. They are friendly with anyone and everyone regardless of class,
See yourself as someone who’s on this planet to assist others.
Resisting enculturation means making decisions for yourself and carrying them out as efficiently and quietly as possible. No bandwagons or hostile demonstrations where they will do no good. The foolis...
Remind yourself that what other people do is not what bothers you, it’s your reaction to it. Instead of saying They shouldn’t do that, say, I wonder why I bother myself with what they are doing.
Remember that the frequencies of soul consciousness, or spirit, as outlined in chapter one, include the fastest vibrations of surrender, love, relationship to the infinite, quiet emptiness, generosity...
Radiate an energy of serenity and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with. Your presence will make others feel calm and assured.
Quit accumulating points for being right!
Power vs. Force. In this remarkable book, Dr. Hawkins
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.
Paradise is where I am.