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Bernie Siegel143 quotes“By relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.”
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If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel True inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you enter a trance state and can accomplish things that you may never have felt capable of doing.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn’t the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read “Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk”?
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, “What would make me happy?” In other words, let your feelings guide you. This doesn’t work well if you focus narrowly on your personal needs.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel And that material things are to make the world a better place” and the latter came from my father because his father died of tuberculosis when he was twelve. They had no insurance, six kids and a hell of a time surviving.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The fundamental problem most patients have is an inability to love themselves, having been unloved by others during some crucial part of their lives.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel When you can’t change your life any other way, you can still change your attitude. When you do, your life changes. You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to see how much more love is returned to you.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel I once heard a man say he knew there was a God, he just didn’t think he needed Him. It is nice to take care of yourself and be independent, but it is also nice to know that you have a resource to rely on in times of need.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Do things to make your day precious.
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In order to be truly free, you must desire to know the truth more than you want to feel good. Because, if feeling good is your goal, then as soon as you feel better you will lose interest in what is true.
AdyashantiAdyashanti Enlightenment means waking up to what you truly are and then being that.
AdyashantiAdyashanti This does not mean that feeling good or experiencing love and bliss is a bad thing. Given the choice, anyone would choose to feel bliss rather than sorrow.
AdyashantiAdyashanti As long as you perceive that anyone is holding you back, you have not taken full responsibility for your own liberation. Liberation means that you stand free of making demands on others and life to make you happy.
AdyashantiAdyashanti When we start to suffer, it tells us something very valuable. It means that we are not seeing the truth, and we are not relating from the truth. It’s a beautiful pointer. It never fails.
AdyashantiAdyashanti In True Meditation, we’re in the body as a means to transcend it. It is paradoxical that the greatest doorway to the transcendence of form is through form itself.
AdyashantiAdyashanti I want to play positive role models – women who mean something to other women.
Agyness DeynAgyness Deyn I wish it were different, but my body clock wakes me up between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. I was even talking yesterday about how, if I want to get enough sleep, I have to be in bed at 10. That means I’m totally a grandma.
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