WE HAVE SEEN that hunger and breathing are desires of the body. There are other desires that are not of the body, but again man seldom pauses to observe these desires in himself.
BARRY LONGTruth does not need argument, agreement, theories or beliefs. There is only one test for it and that is to ask yourself ‘Is the statement true or false in my experience?’
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There is a notion that existence is an illusion. Existence is not an illusion. Existence is a projection from the inner through the brain producing the outer sensory world of what is – an amazing complete mystery.
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Pornography is just ‘fast-food feminine energy’, it will always leave you wanting more, with little or no nutritional value. There is nothing ful-filling about pornography, it pales in insignificance to a fully embodied loving woman.
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When the robot mind is mastered, undisciplined thinking ceases and is replaced by awareness. Awareness can know love.
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Feelings are constantly changing. None is dependable for long. You can love someone intensely today, and tomorrow or next month not feel a thing. Except perhaps for the feeling of doubt or depression that what was so beautiful could change so quickly.
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Nothing is true in self-discovery unless it is true in your own experience. This is the only protection against the robot levels of the mind.
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Truth cannot be taught but it is quickly recognised by the person ready to discover it.
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Love is a power, a mighty principle that exists in its own right independent of any individual. Man changes, but the principle of love does not and cannot. Love does not leave men and women. Men and women leave love.
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When you observe yourself you must not condemn or approve what you see. If you tell a lie there is no need to judge your-self.
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Acknowledgement is the only way to keep love alive.
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You can only get next to God through the effort of preparation. To experience the uncreated, the state of awareness will have to be held for several minutes. You are then between time and the time-less – waiting for the unknown, which will come but cannot be willed.
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No man can teach another self-knowledge. He can only lead him or her up to self-discovery – the source of truth.
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To experience beauty, love, truth and peace, or God, your mind has to be stilled.
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You must not believe anyone in the search for truth; you have to find out for yourself. But although you are on your own, help will come when it is really needed.
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No religion knows the truth. Only he or she who lives it knows.
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The only way we can ever get through to the truth is by finding out what we are not. We do that by looking, by observation.
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