Bernie Siegel on dying
Bernie Siegel143 quotes“Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.”
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To me, God is an intelligent, loving, conscious energy and why do I say that? Well you need energy to create. You have to have a source. It’s undifferentiated energy which has intelligence or it couldn’t create.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel You still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel You cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn’t try to be a tiger, and you shouldn’t try to be something you aren’t. You are a process, not a product. Your job is to discover what you are and create that creature.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel If something controls you in a way that puzzles you, think of it as a mystery. Mysteries are best approached by closing your eyes and mouth to experience darkness and silence.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The words of love you hear, and the life you feel touching your body and soul, then you know you have discovered the great value of misfortune.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel We have to create perfection through love
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Open your mind to all possibilities and believe!
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has peace of mind and loves life.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go. The past is over. It is time to ask what can we do right, not what did we do wrong. Forgive yourself and move on.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel By disregarding intuition in favor of science, or science in favor of instincts, we limit ourselves.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel It’s the consciousness that has come into us from other experiences and our consciousness that we remain aware of when we leave our bodies and they communicate with us through dreams, and even through drawings which I do a lot of work with myself.
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Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
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We’ve also always hoped that there might be a way to avoid dying.
Adam GollnerAdam Gollner Not everyone wants to live forever, but every culture has always desired immortality in one way or another.
Adam GollnerAdam Gollner Well to me growing, up I’ve had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed by a drunk driver, then two months later my father drowned.
Adam BeachAdam Beach I was taking care of people my age who were dying. The constant feeling, hearing from them, was that life is transient and can end very quickly, so don’t postpone your dreams.
Abraham VergheseAbraham Verghese Where are the feasts we were promised? Where is the wine, the new wine, dying on the vine.
Jim MorrisonJim Morrison Being is Dying by Loving.
Meher BabaMeher Baba I’m not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
Abel FerraraAbel Ferrara I was never born, I didnt die.
Abhay KumarAbhay Kumar
