June 2013
12 posts
“Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.”
—Sogyal Rinpoche
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
—Maya Angelou
“Soul relationships may last five minutes, a day, a decade, or more. Relationships are not measured in time but in lessons learned.”
—Dr. Brian Weiss
May 2013
6 posts
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“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.
A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life…”
” —Elizabeth Gilbert (via translucentwaves)
“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”
—Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis (via yasodhara)
“Throw everything away, forget about it all! You are learning too much, remembering too much, trying too hard… Relax a little bit, give life a chance to flow its own way, unassisted by your mind and effort. Stop directing the river’s flow.”
—Mooji (via unconditionedconsciousness)
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LIFE IS SHORT
“Every act counts. Every thought and emotion counts too. This is all the path we have. This is where we apply the teachings. This is where we come to understand why we meditate. We are only going to be here for a short while. Even if we live to be 108, our life will be too short for witnessing all its wonders. The dharma is each act, each thought, each word we speak. Are we at least willing to catch ourselves spinning off and to do that without embarrassment? Do we at least aspire to not consider ourselves a problem, but simply a pretty typical human being who could at that moment give him- or herself a break and stop being so predictable?
My experience is that this is how our thoughts begin to slow down. Magically, it seems that there’s a lot more space to breathe, a lot more room to dance, and a lot more happiness.”
” —Pema Chodron
(From her book When Things Fall Apart)
April 2013
30 posts
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“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”
—Vincent Van Gogh (via talkativolive)
“If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author.”
—Houlahan (via thingsthatsing)
“You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.”
—Terence McKenna (via imadeva)
“Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to It.”
—Ramana Maharshi (via ashramof1)
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
—Audrey Hepburn (via themeditationresolution)
“Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.”
—Leo Tolstoy (via ecstaticallyinspired)
“We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.” -Thich Nhat Hanh”
—(via sol-siren)
“I want to let you in on a little secret. There are no problems. There never were any problems. There are no problems today, and there will never be any problems. Problems just mean that the world isn’t turning the way you want it to. But in truth, there are no problems. Everything is unfolding as it should. Everything is right. You have to forget about yourself and expand your consciousness until you become the whole universe. The reality in back of the universe is pure awareness. It has no problems. And you are that.”
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Robert Adams
Robert Adams: The Collected Works
(via yoga9vipassana)
“And as to me, I know nothing else but miracles.”
—Walt Whitman (via shaktilover)
March 2013
7 posts
“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.”
—Francois de la Rochefoucauld (via quote-book)
“When we realize we are not responsible for the other person’s emotions, we are free to stand in our own authentic power and expression. If this bothers the other person, we now know he or she may not be a match for us.Let us not dim ourselves to please others. Let us shine – together.”
— Mastin Kipp
