When we try to describe the truth with words, we distort it and it’s no longer truth–it’s our story. The story may be true for us, but that doesn’t mean it’s true for anyone else.
MIGUEL ANGEL RUIZYou are the way you are because that is what you believe about yourself.
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Do not let great ambitions overshadow small success.
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Children are born innocent. Before they are domesticated they live in the moment, love without fear, and don’t even think about the opinions of others.
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The freedom we are looking for is the freedom to be ourselves, to express ourselves. But if we look at our lives we will see that most of the time we do things just to please others … The worst part is that most of us are not even aware that we are not free.
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All around the world, people believe that there is a great conflict between good and evil. Well, it’s true that there’s a conflict, but it only exists in the human mind.
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The best way to say, “I love you, God,” is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, “Thank you, God,” is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now.
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Humans create their own boundaries, their own limitations. We say what is humanly possible, and what is not possible. Then just because we believe it, it becomes truth for us.
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What we know and believe is just a program; it is nothing but words, opinions, and ideas we learn from others and from our own life experience.
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Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human.
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Find yourself and express yourself in your own particular way. Express your love openly.
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When you learn to love your physical body, every activity can become a ritual of gratitude where you fully express the joy to be alive!
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Your word is the power that you have to create
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Being impeccable with your word is the correct use of your energy; it means to use your energy in the direction of truth and love for yourself.
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For me personally, I don’t pray using words – it is just with my intent. Why do I need to pray with “words,” to something external, when I know what I want?
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A sin is anything you do which goes against yourself
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You don’t need knowledge or great philosophical concepts. You don’t need the acceptance of others. You express your own divinity by being alive and by loving yourself and others.
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