Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
BERNIE SIEGELBy relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.
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When you accept that you are not in charge of everything, you can begin to work with the one who really is in charge. This has been my experience; when I accepted that I was not in charge and started to work with someone else’s plan, the Boss showed up.
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I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
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You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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You still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
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I love how Mother Theresa said she wouldn’t attend an anti-war rally but if there was a peace rally to call her. So I realized it’s not about waging a war against everybody’s disease and diagnosis but rather about helping them live.
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Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
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To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.
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I’ve learned to ask people, “You’re doing very well so what are you doing? Let me tell other people.” So what’s made me who I am, my experience.
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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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God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
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It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
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Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
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The words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.
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