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My life is a creative act–like a painting, or a concerto.

Ram Dass

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
Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.
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Ourselves Suffering Wisdom
It’s only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.
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Control Growth Yourself
Information is just bits of data. Knowledge is putting them together. Wisdom is transcending them.
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Knowledge Togetherness Wisdom
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
If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible.
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Escape Freedom Possible Thinking Yourself
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
Free yourself from the illusion of good and bad days. Labeling time makes us nostalgic of the past and demanding of the future. There is only here and now. Let it be.
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Bad Freedom Future Goodness Illusion Time Yourself
A relationship starting out as one that awakens love can only remain a living vehicle for love to the extent that it is continually made new or reconsecrated.
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Live Love Relationship Start
Across planes of consciousness, we have to live with the paradox that opposite things can be simultaneously true.
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Live True
As soon as you give it all up you can have it all
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Heart Philosophy Yourself
The next message you need is always right where you are.
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Inspirational Right Yourself
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion–and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies.
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Compassionate Lie Life Love Myself
Our interactions with one another reflect a dance between love and fear.
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Dance Fear Love Ourselves Reflection
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
If you think you are enlightened; go home for Thanksgiving.
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Home Thinking Yourself

My life is a creative act–like a painting, or a concerto.

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