“There is no thought or situation that you can’t put up against inquiry. Every thought, every person, every apparent problem is here for the sake of your freedom. When you experience anything as separate or unacceptable, inquiry can bring you back to the peace you felt before you believed that thought. “If you aren’t completely…
“When you surrender your will, you are saying, “Even though things are not exactly how I’d like them to be, I will face my reality. I will look it directly in the eye and allow it to be here.” Surrender and serenity are synonymous; you can’t experience one without the other. So if it’s serenity…
“There are two ways of spreading light… To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.” ~ Edith Wharton All it takes is appreciation — of anything, my friend — and you spread light. You can’t go wrong when you appreciate just as you can’t go wrong when you love. Look for things to…
“At first, keeping all the different parts of your body in alignment is like herding wild monkeys. Plus, in the beginning, it may hurt, too, so beginners are often afraid to do it. “This leads me to one of the most important lessons America has ever taught me: “No pain, no gain.” In India, we…
“Spiritual progress is like a detoxification. Things have to come up in order to be released. Once we have asked to be healed, then our unhealed places are forced to the surface.” ~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love How can you clean up what you don’t see, my friend? It’s very easy to be discouraged…
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ~ Roy T. Bennett People feel your thoughts and intention before…
“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and anyone who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi How often do you worry? Ever notice how you feel when you’re worrying? Silly question, of course, but it’d be worth your while to take heed; worry…
“If you fill your heart with love and gratitude, you will find yourself surrounded by so much that you can love and that you can feel grateful for, and you can even get closer to enjoying the life of health and happiness that you seek. But what will happen if you emit signals of hate,…
“An awakened imagination works with a purpose. It creates and conserves the desirable, and transforms or destroys the undesirable.” ~ Neville Goddard “What’s an awakened imagination?” you ask. It’s your mind, my friend, when you’ve realized that your imagination is the genesis of your life experience. An awakened imagination knows the importance of working deliberately.…
“No candle can light itself. Another lighted candle must come and touch it. That’s the way Truth passes from person to person.” ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda Truth is shared in a myriad of ways — through art, music, prose, a few choice words. The ability to connect with another, to establish a spirit to spirit…