If I am practicing spiritual poverty, which says that I own nothing, then the problems aren’t mine and neither are the energy and compassion pouring through my heart to try to solve them.
BO LOZOFFSo if you now find yourself in a cell, take heart that of all the teachers in the world, out of all the places in the world, you still have with you the only ultimate ingredient of your journey: yourself.
More Bo Lozoff Quotes
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Little by little deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are.
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Meditation is simply seeing reality and acknowledging it with bare honesty.
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Little by little, deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are.
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So if you now find yourself in a cell, take heart that of all the teachers in the world, out of all the places in the world, you still have with you the only ultimate ingredient of your journey: yourself.
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This understanding has a dual edge: On the one hand it increases your confidence and dignity. On the other hand, it places full responsibility on you if you fail to make the change you set out to make. But this is a good thing, not a guilt trip.
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We’re all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.
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The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world can be summed up in a single sentence.
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We merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we already are – as soon as we stop pretending we’re small or unholy.
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You may study with the highest teachers, but you will find no one but yourself teaching you. You may travel the world over, yet find nothing but yourself, reflected the world over.
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Who can ever understand exactly why or how it comes down as it does? The bottom line is, here we are. Whatever, wherever we are, this is what we’ve got. It’s up to us whether we do it as easy time or hard time.
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Human life is very deep, and our modern dominant lifestyle is not.
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We pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, have a good laugh about human nature, and get on with our journeys.
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We’re all doing time. As soon as we get born, we find ourselves assigned to one little body, one set of desires and fears, one family, city, state, country, and planet.
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Without loving and caring for others, most of us stand little chance of communing with God/the Divine Wisdom, no matter how many years we may spend in silent prayer.
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Do you want a world with . . . more joy and happiness? Then find your own joy and happiness and contribute to the joy and happiness of others.
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