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.
RAM DASSIt’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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Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
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Once you have drunk from the water of unconditional love, no other well can satisfy your thirst. The pangs of separation may become so intense that seeking the affection of the Beloved becomes an obsession.
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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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The world is won by those who let it go.
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The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.
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As one individual changes, the system changes.
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There’s much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.
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Information is just bits of data. Knowledge is putting them together. Wisdom is transcending them.
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Inspiration is God making contact with itself.
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When the heart is open, it’s easier for the mind to be turned toward God.
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Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act.
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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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Your problem is you are too busy holding on to your unworthiness.
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Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.
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When you are already in Detroit, you don’t have to take a bus to get there.
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