It simply means that if this desire to feel good is stronger than the yearning to see, know, and experience Truth, then this desire will always be distorting the perception of what is Real, while corrupting one’s deepest integrity.
ADYASHANTIMy speaking is meant to shake you awake, not to tell you how to dream better.
More Adyashanti Quotes
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What is really important you can’t understand with your mind.
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The main requirement for spiritual growth: A yearning to know who you really are.
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The body is a sensing instrument of consciousness. Without the body and mind, the trees could not see themselves.
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As you peel it back, in the heart of nothing, that is love. You are what you are seeking. Life is a set up so that each of us can actually see in ourselves the truth for ourselves.
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Often life is a frantic avoidance of the truth.
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We think there’s someplace other than here to get to—that’s what drives the whole pursuit.
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The biggest embrace of love you’ll ever make is to embrace yourself completely. Then you’ll realize you’ve just embraced the whole universe, and everything and everybody in it.
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Truth is quite literally the only thing that does exist. It is not hidden but in plain view, not lacking but abundantly present.
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All you have to do is say “yes.” Don’t make some big project out of it. Don’t make some big deal out of it. Just say “yes.” You don’t even know what it means to say “yes,” but you say it anyway. You’ll never know what it means to say “yes,” but you do it anyway.
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Cessation of struggle is like free falling through space without a care in the world.
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If you want to know something, go elsewhere. If you want to un-know everything, then sit and listen.
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Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it’s about letting go of control.
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In silence a question has great power, because in silence a question will always lead you deeper into your experience. If there is no grounding in silence, a spiritual question is going to lead you into your mind.
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The world’s problems are, by and large, human problems-the unavoidable consequence of egoic sleepwalking. If we care to look, all the signs are present to suggest that we are not only sleepwalking, but at times borderline insane as well.
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Most spiritual seekers move away from this insecurity by seeking and striving for a distant spiritual goal. That’s how they avoid feeling insecure.
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