The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.
Pleasure does not equal happiness; it's part of happiness.
Having a son is not all pleasure.
Work is both my living and my pleasure.
The essence of enlightenment … is a big understanding, which gives you a deep and wide perspective to see the world as a whole, and a capacity to accept with compassion all that is. 11/26
Our true nature doesn’t need any explanation or demonstration to know itself. It just knows because knowing is part of its nature.
Many of the most profound discoveries were reported to have come through intuition rather than sequential analysis processed by linguistic understanding.
Thoughts become things through action. The most powerful tool for creating changes in your life is attention and action. No action means no creation.
Behind our behaviors are our beliefs. They determine how we think things are and what is possible. The foundation of these beliefs is our conception of who we are, whether we are conscious of it or not.
Meditation is a powerful way to enhance your attention, develop your ability to think mindfully, and to use the unlimited creative potential of your mind.
Action is something you do purposefully with attention. If you really want something, you will use as much energy for it, and you will use it through action.
Make your mind quiet of disturbing thoughts by focusing on subtle energy on your palms, inside your body and all around.
Thoughts become things? True, but that analysis is not complete - we need to add two more words: thoughts become things through energy.
When we look at something, we are often not aware of who is perceiving, and unaware of the mental-emotional filter created by past experiences, hopes and expectations.
We are currently too attached to our worldly toys, rather than to the lessons our playing could impart to further the maturity of our collective soul.
Recalibration comes from experiencing Nothingness, being open to emptiness as the ultimate reality and our nature. It is the purest mind, the Energy-Consciousness itself.
What is missing in our economic system is a central value that can encompass everything that can be transacted and used to assign the proper relative value to everything.
Breathing well means breathing more slowly and deeply. Relax, feel your breathing, and breathe comfortably. Once aware, it naturally becomes deeper and slower.
Religion is not God himself or herself. It is a system of teaching about God, an explanation of God’s way to human minds. But God doesn’t need explanations to exist.
If practiced intentionally and purposefully meditation is a powerful way to enhance your attention, to develop your ability to think mindfully, and to use the unlimited creative potential of your mind.
Stay at the center of your being without allowing your attention to become distracted by sensory stimulation. Be still and let your true nature manifest and shine through.