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We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.

Ram Dass

All of a sudden the progress will stop one day, and you will find yourself, as it were, stranded. Persevere. All progress proceeds by such rise and fall. —Vivekananda
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Fall Oneself Rise
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.
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Lying Mystery Religion
Our interactions with one another reflect a dance between love and fear.
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Dance Fear Love Ourselves Reflection
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.
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Heart Judgement Mindset Moments
The dance goes from realizing that you’re separate (which is the awakening) to then trying to find your way back into the totality of which you are not only a part, but which you are.
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Dance Deep Philosophy Spiritual Yourself
Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.
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Distance Emotional Ocean
In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.
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Human Identity Ourselves Relationship
The most exquisite paradox, as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you ever dreamed possible.
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Dream Give Up Philosophy Possible Power Yourself
The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
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Philosophy Quiet Yourself
The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it-just don’t get lost in it.
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Enjoyment Lost Philosophy
Inspiration is God making contact with itself.
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Art God Inspirational Philosophy Spiritual
We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.
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Silence Word World
You and I are the force for transformation in the world. We are the consciousness that will define the nature of the reality we are moving into.
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Force Myself Nature Reality Transformation World Yourself
Trust the messages coming from your heart and intuition.
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Heart Trust Yourself
We’re here to awaken from the illusion of separateness
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Illusion Philosophy
We’re all just walking each other home.
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Deep Each Other Home Philosophy Walk

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