The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not "The Thinker." The moment you start watching The Thinker, a higher level of consciousness becomes activated, you begin to realize that there is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought, that thought is only a tiny aspect of that intelligence. You also realize that all things that matter--beauty, love, joy, peace--arise from beyond the mind.
-Eckhart Tolle
Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.
-Eckhart Tolle
As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle will dissolve and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present moment awareness, whatever you do becomes embued with a sense of quality, care, and love--even the most simple actions.
-Eckhart Tolle
Whatever you fight you strengthen and what you resist, persists. Acceptance allows things to run their course, and you can let go.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
-Eckhart Tolle
Sometimes letting go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.
-Eckhart Tolle
When you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind. You should be concentrated on what you do. Do it completely, like a good bonfire. Do not be a smoking fire, burn yourself completely--if you do not burn completely, a trace of yourself will be stuck, left in what you do.
-Shunryu Suzuki
The secret of happiness is not found in seeking more, but developing the capacity to enjoy less.
-Dan Millman
The Three Aspects of Enlightened Living:
Non-resistance
Non-judgement
Non-attachment
That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.
-Nietzche
It's difficult to let go of things because the pre-frontal cortex is big, associated with large brains, and more thought means we feel more and then our thinking and feeling are required in our decision-making.
-Dr. Faith Harper
If one finds it is their destiny to suffer, they must accept suffering as their task. A single and unique task to acknowledge and embrace. This is an opportunity to decide who you will be in this burden.
-Victor Frankl
Treat every moment as your last, it is not preparation for something else.
-Shunryu Suzuki
Most peoples' idea of reality:
As soon as something is perceived it is:
Named
Interpreted
Compared with something else
Liked or Disliked
Called Good or Bad
These are all done by the phantom self; The Ego
Before you respond to someone, remember that your response is also your agreement to establish an energy connection with them--this may change your energy field and vibrational frequency.
You do not become good by trying to be good -- but by finding the goodness that is already within you. Allow that goodness to emerge.
-Eckhart Tolle
Time moves from present to past.
-Shunryu Suzuki
Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.
-Susan David
"I just want this feeling to go away" --This is a dead person goal. Dead people don't experience pain or stress, or experience disappointment.
Tough emotions are part of the contract with life. You can't have a meaningful career, family, or make an impact without stress and discomfort.
-Susan David
You are rich if you have enough money to satisfy all your desires --so either you earn, inherit, beg, borrow, or steal enough money -- OR you learn how to be happy and satisfied with less.
-Dan Millman
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but what you think about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation which is always neutral.
-Eckhart Tolle
Honor the past
Remember it, respect what it has taught you -- but don't live there. If it doesn't serve you, if it creates problems, let that toxic stuff go! It's fucking up your future goals.
-Dr. Faith Harper
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