The light of consciousness has no mind to change or alter anything. When you start to see the light that you really are, the light waking up in you, the radiance, you realize it has no intention to change you.
ADYASHANTIThe light of consciousness has no mind to change or alter anything. When you start to see the light that you really are, the light waking up in you, the radiance, you realize it has no intention to change you.
ADYASHANTILove is a flame that burns everything other than itself. It is the destruction of all that is false and the fulfillment of all that is true.
ADYASHANTIThis movement of grasping and aversion gives rise to a sense of a separate ‘me,’ and in turn the sense of ‘me’ strengthens itself this way.
ADYASHANTIYou think that enlightenment is something other than what is happening right now. This is your primary mistake.
ADYASHANTIUntil we start to see these false perceptions for what they really are, consciousness will be imprisoned within the dream state.
ADYASHANTIThe question of being is everything. Nothing could be more important or consequential-n othing where the stakes run so high.
ADYASHANTIMeditation is not a technique to master; it is the highest form of prayer, a naked act of love and effortless surrender into the silent abyss beyond all knowing
ADYASHANTIWhat matters are not the truths other people tell us or the practices that we are able to mimic, but the spiritual discoveries we make through personal investigation.
ADYASHANTIWhen someone says, ‘I love you,’ he is telling you about himself, not you. When someone says, ‘I hate you,’ she is telling you about herself, not you. World views are self views-literally.
ADYASHANTIWhy is it that so few people are truly free? Because they try to conform to ideas, concepts, and beliefs in their heads.
ADYASHANTIRelaxing into not knowing is almost like surrendering into a big, comfortable chair; you just fall into a field of possibility.
ADYASHANTIYou are an incredible mystery that you will never figure out. To be this mystery consciously is the greatest joy.
ADYASHANTIWhen we start to suffer, it tells us something very valuable. It means that we are not seeing the truth, and we are not relating from the truth. It’s a beautiful pointer. It never fails.
ADYASHANTISuffering is how Life tells you that you are resisting or misperceiving what is real and true. It is the way Life suggests that you are not in harmony with what is.
ADYASHANTILife sustains itself. Let go of the ego and life takes care of itself through you.
ADYASHANTIEnlightenment is, in the end, nothing more than the natural state of being.
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