To the ego mind, surrender means giving up. To the spiritual mind, surrender means giving in and receiving.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSONForgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.
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In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.
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Our problem is not that we don’t have power, so much as that we tend to not use the power we have.
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It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.
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Once you know that every moment and every person and every situation has something to teach you, you’re a student all day. You know it’s the depth of your observation that is the issue – not how much the world has to show you.
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The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.
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Love and fear represent two different lenses through which to view the world. Which I choose to use will determine what I think I see.
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May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
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We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.
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I’ve come to trust not that events will always unfold exactly as I want, but that I will be fine either way. The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul’s growth.
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Thought is cause: experience is effect. If you don’t like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking.
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Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.
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We don’t reach the light through endless analysis of the dark. We reach the light by choosing the light.
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The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.
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In every heart there is an inner room, where we can hold our greatest treasures and our deepest pain.
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And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
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