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We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.

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When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless.
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Action Kind Reality Simplicity
Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.
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Authentic Story Suffering Yourself
Who would you be if you didn’t believe this lie?
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Believe Lying Yourself
It’s not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It’s particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.
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Believe Easy Finding See Way
Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realization.
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Feeling Moments Pain Realize Stress Suffering Uncomfortable
Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
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Best Death End Equality Thinking Yourself
Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
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Appreciation Fun Love Reality Seek Spare
I didn’t fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me.
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Fight Myself Shame Stop Thinking
Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.
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Fear Reason Thinking Yourself
Without an uninvestigated story, there’s only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that’s revealed after the pain and fear are understood.
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Appearance Investigation Life Perfection Reveal Story Understand
Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.
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Care Hurt Yourself
The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is.
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Live Peace Person Teaching True
I love the world, because I love the mind that created the world.
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Creation Love Mindset Word World
It’s not the problem that causes our suffering; it’s our thinking about the problem.
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Problem Reason Suffering Thinking
There are no physical problems-only mental ones.
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Mental Oneself Physical Problem
When you believe that your problem is caused by someone or something else, you become your own victim.
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Believe Problem Reason Victim Yourself

We don’t attach to things; we attach to our stories about them.

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