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Religions are founded by what mystics say when they come back; but what the mystics say is not the same as what happened to them.

Ram Dass

It’s only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.
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Control Growth Yourself
Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama.
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Growth Learning Time
Do what you can on this plane to relieve suffering by constantly working on yourself to be an instrument for the cessation of suffering. To me, that’s what the emerging game is all about.
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Game Myself Philosophy Suffering Yourself
A feeling of aversion or attachment toward something is your clue that there’s work to be done.
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Attachment Feeling Philosophy Yourself
Whose presence reveals how subtle is the path of Love.
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Love Path Presence
The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it-just don’t get lost in it.
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Enjoyment Lost Philosophy
Meditation raises the question: Who are we really?
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Human Philosophy Spiritual
My life is a creative act–like a painting, or a concerto.
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Art Creation Design Life
All spiritual practices are illusions created by illusionists to escape illusion.
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Escape Illusion Practice Spiritual
I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.
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Fundamental Law Mindset Myself Understand
Spiritual practices help us move from identifying with the ego to identifying with the soul. Old age does that for you too. It spiritualizes people naturally.
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Age Identify People Practice Soul Spiritual
The next message you need is always right where you are.
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Inspirational Right Yourself
We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.
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Silence Word World
It’s very hard to grow because it’s difficult to let go of the models of ourselves in which we’ve invested so heavily.
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Difficult Growth Hard Investment Let Go Ourselves
A moment comes when other is no longer other.
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Moments Philosophy
Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.
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Compassionate Desire Heart Suffering

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