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When the heart is open, it’s easier for the mind to be turned toward God.

Ram Dass

In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.
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Human Identity Ourselves Relationship
There’s much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.
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Life Moments Ourselves Yourself
Do what you can on this plane to relieve suffering by constantly working on yourself to be an instrument for the cessation of suffering. To me, that’s what the emerging game is all about.
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Game Myself Philosophy Suffering Yourself
A feeling of aversion or attachment toward something is your clue that there’s work to be done.
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Attachment Feeling Philosophy Yourself
I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.
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Fundamental Law Mindset Myself Understand
Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama.
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Growth Learning Time
Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.
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Distance Emotional Ocean
If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible.
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Escape Freedom Possible Thinking Yourself
When we see the Beloved in each person, it’s like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us.
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Flower Garden Person See Walk
We’re here to awaken from the illusion of separateness
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Illusion Philosophy
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.
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Heart Judgement Mindset Moments
We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.
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Action Mindset Moments Oneself Ourselves World
Once you have drunk from the water of unconditional love, no other well can satisfy your thirst. The pangs of separation may become so intense that seeking the affection of the Beloved becomes an obsession.
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Affection Love Satisfaction Yourself
Knowledge all by itself, without deep wisdom, ends up becoming despair.
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Deep End Knowledge Wisdom
What we’re seeing out there is the projection of where we’re at-the projection of the clingings of our minds.
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Mindset Ourselves Philosophy See
My life is a creative act–like a painting, or a concerto.
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Art Creation Design Life

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