Quotes by Chris Matakas

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Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought.

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The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of.

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The more we have outside ourselves the harder it is to get inside ourselves.

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The more closely two organisms depend upon each other the harder it becomes to tell where one organism ends and the other begins.

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The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing.

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It was my letting go that gave me a better hold.

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It is important to realize that we so often define ourselves by what is in opposition to ourselves.

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For many of us, especially being so fortunate to live in a first-world country, the vast majority of pain we experience is due to the seriousness with which we identify with our thoughts.

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This is what it means to be mindful. To watch the thoughts as they come and go without judgment while completely accepting what arises in the present moment.

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The very fact that you can observe this thinking mind is proof that you are not this thinking mind.

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We tend to view ourselves as this, lying in contradiction with everything that is not ourselves, that.

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You are the space in which these thoughts arise, but not the thoughts themselves.

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That nagging state of constant thought that exists somewhere between the ears and behind the eyes is the self.

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This constant mental diatribe and the frustrations, worries, insecurities and muscular tension that ensues are the self.

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The rare opportunity to exist, no matter how brief, is worth the pain left in the wake of its disappearance.

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Empathy is a breaking down of the false constructs of division between the observer and the observed.

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Language has created a barrier that prevents us from seeing existence as it truly is.

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If something’s existence is contingent upon the existence of another entity, can we truthfully call them separate beings?

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Constantly re-evaluating your purpose is the best way to ensure that you are pursuing the goals of who you are and not who you used to be.

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Everyone, no matter how historically famous or modernly praised, has no idea about the ultimate truth of what it means to be human.

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