Feel this moment, see it with a willingness to experience it deeply, whether it be good, bad, or indifferent. Emotionally and feelingly be fully present, right here, vulnerable, with your heart. Just be present. Don’t live from your conditioned mind, live from unconditional truth.
ADYASHANTIDo not seek after what you yearn for, seek the source of the yearning itself.
More Adyashanti Quotes
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When 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.
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Truth is not over there, wherever over there is. Truth is neither housed in religious rituals nor secret doctrines, nor in a guru’s touch or beatific smile, nor in exotic locations or ancient temples.
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Self-inquiry is a spiritually induced form of wintertime. It’s not about looking for a right answer so much as stripping away and letting you see what is not necessary, what you can do without, what you are without your leaves.
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When a group of people come together as a response to that kind of inward call, it creates a very powerful environment, where truth is held in the highest esteem and the reality of our being responds to that deepest intention.
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Actually, all paths lead away from the truth…how’s that? All paths. There’s no such thing as a path to the truth. The truth’s already here, where are you going?
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Most human beings spend their lives battling with opposing inner forces: what they think they should do versus what they are doing; how they feel about themselves versus how they are; whether they think they’re right and worthy or wrong and unworthy.
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Take one step backward into the unknown.
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The moment that you are willing to step outside of tomorrow, outside of needing more time, or having more time, everything becomes possible. And you may finally notice where the Buddha has always been.
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Truth has no finality to it. It is not something to be held on to. Truth is discovered minute to minute or not at all.
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If we do not live and manifest in our lives what we realize in our deepest moments of revelation, then we are living a split life.
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If we would only see that all limitations are self imposed and chosen out of fear, we would leap at once.
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The Way of Liberation is not a belief system; it is something to be put into practice.
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Human beings have a drive for security and safety, which is often what fuels the spiritual search. This very drive for security and safety is what causes so much misery and confusion.
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You’re willing to realize that maybe everything you’ve ever thought about yourself really isn’t true.
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The question of being is everything. Nothing could be more important or consequential-n othing where the stakes run so high.
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