*POTENTIAL - also see POSSIBLE, GOD
We are all mothers of Buddha because we are all pregnant with the potential for awakening. (Buddha, Christ, p40)
We have the power to make a difference - in our lives and our world. When we release our potential and flow with nature. Listen to the inner voice and follow the call of their souls demonstrating how high the human spirit can reach. "Those who know they do not know, gain wisdom. Those who acknowledge their weakness become strong." (Tao 71) Te means choosing truth above ego. (Tao Peace, p12-4)
For belief in God produces belief in God's greatest gift - unconditonal love - and God's greatest promise - unlimited potential. (Conversations, p44)
Every human being has the incredible potential to become divine. Violence and the other instinctual drives remain as seeds that can develop, if unchecked, into all kinds of evil. We have to come to grips with these tendencies in order for the fullness of grace to flow through us. Contemplative prayer fosters the healing of these wounds and is not on the level of thinking, but is consenting with your will to God's Presence in pure faith. It is not experiences, however exotic or reassuring, but the permanent and abiding awareness of God that comes through the mysterious restructuring of consciousness. If you were blind and then got your sight back, even the ugliest things would be appreciated. (Open Mind, p95-8)