Do not be afraid to close your eyes and be silent in prayer, meditation, rest or sleep. In those states you may rediscover a new self. Then your life, time and thoughts will become yours again and you can live your unique myth.
BERNIE SIEGELWhen you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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The Secret Language of Your Body truly is the essential guide to restore your body to its healthiest state and assist you to heal your life.
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I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
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Hoping means seeing that the outcome you want is possible and then working for it.
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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.
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It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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Feelings aroused by the touch of someones hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith – all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
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Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.
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Sometimes our behavior with each other is no different from the cry of an unattended baby.
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I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.
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To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.
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When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have,
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You’ll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned:
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I heard that when I had grown up and had no idea of the whole story because the family album had pictures of a covered carriage and my mother smiling so I assumed I was asleep.
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