It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
BERNIE SIEGELA surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient’s ability and desire to survive.
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No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
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Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
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Getting well is not the only goal. Even more important is learning to live without fear, to be at peace with life and ultimately death.
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Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.
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When you love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable, you’re free.
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When you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
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You can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons.
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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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What a shame to be so afraid of failure that you stop living. My wife has a great one-liner about failure: “Never consider yourself a failure-you can always serve as a bad example.” She is right. Failure can be a better teacher than success.
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I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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I am not talking about selfishness or self-interest. When I ask, What will make you happy?, I mean, What way of loving others feels right for you? Choose a way of loving that makes you happy, and your efforts will be play rather than work.
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