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If he had to bring all the bitterness and hatred of the world into his heart, he was not going to be in love with her again.
I always fantasized about having a girl stand on my bar like in that movie Coyote Ugly, but I never thought it would happen.
I don't ever want my daughter growing up questioning who she is or her choices. I want her to be a strong, happy individual.
Social-sector organizations have to be better managed than for-profit organizations... because they have no margin of error.
much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.).
I had no identity [when I was 27] - I was terrified that somebody would ask me what I was doing, and I would have no answer.
It is not expedient or wise to examine our friends too closely; few persons are raised in our esteem by a close examination.
Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another.
Nothing is so capable of diminishing self-love as the observation that we disapprove at one time what we approve at another.
The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
If, when you give to someone you think you're better than they are because your practing selfless giving, you're not loving.
Yoga makes you free. It makes you happy. It gets you out of the traps that create human misery. It makes you vibrate faster.
In order to create heat, you have to have something to burn. So what we do in yoga is, we burn ourselves up to create light.
In no way can words convey the nagual. But they open up the possibility. They allow an admission on the island of the tonal.
Only when there are no impressions of others clouding our mind, can we sit and practice the glorious practice of meditation.
Purity is developed through caring. You need to care about light and the matters of light, truth, religion and spirituality.
You can do anything. You can perform miracles, but it won't fulfill you. What will fulfill you is the stillness of eternity.
Purity is something that comes from another world. It's a radiance that enters into this world of transformation and change.
From the highest state of mind you have a window whereby you could perhaps move beyond all states of mind, to enlightenment.
When you live a life devoid of ritual and convention, with honesty and self-effacement, then you are on the road to freedom.
We experimented and we experienced many altered states of awareness. We used the power plants. I did that for a year or two.
It seems to me that there's a terrible misunderstanding between us. It seems to me that I love you a great deal, my friends.
The vast majority of the students I have taught have become self-sufficient and confident individuals who enjoy their lives.
Living in the spiritual world is very easy, once you grow accustomed to it. But initially, it puts you through some changes.
You're not listening to the Zen master, what he is saying outwardly, but even more importantly...what he is saying inwardly.
Fear is just an idea in the mind that limits you. You cannot become enlightened if you are afraid, nor can you become happy.
If you use your will all the time, then it runs out. You deplete yourself and then, when you really need it, it's not there.
To become wise, meditate on the third eye, between the eyebrows and a little bit above. Focus on that spot, the Agni chakra.
The population of the planet is increasing at an alarming rate, and yet each day human beings manage to destroy ten species.
We see very few people who are satisfied. They say that the only ones who are really happy are the enlightened or the fools.
You must constantly strive to enlarge your awareness. Naturally, if you do, you will have an uncommonly fine and happy life.
In the study of consciousness you cannot explain anything verbally. You can only allude to, point in a general direction of.
Each time you meditate, you create a stronger connection with the world of inner light and happiness that exists within you.
The awareness of place, space, or condition is not liberation. You can't say what it is, but you can sure say what it isn't.
Self-realization is a very quiet thing. It's not flashy. No one might see you light up a room. No one might observe anything
Sitting around idly contemplating doesn't produce much. In work you can discipline your attention, forget about your misery.
I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that.
Whether one has natural talent or not, any learning period requires the willingness to suffer uncertainty and embarrassment.
I think if the church put in half the time on covetousness that it does on lust, this would be a better world for all of us.
Boys, the first drink is a boon, the second is a gamble, the third is poor judgment, and then the rate of descent gets steep
America of the future will be all malls connected by interstates. All because your parents no longer can their own tomatoes.
Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.
If you choose to forgive someone who has wronged you rather than to hate that person, you shift the frequency of your Light.
When the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of stopping, a threshold is crossed. What seemed unthinkable becomes thinkable.
You must experience everything that you are feeling. This is what will lead you to the splintered parts of your personality.
Tears were a blessing; they were a relief; they did wash the ache from the heart, ease brain strain, and encourage the soul.
We all possess more power and greater possibilities than we realize, and visualizing is one of the greatest of these powers.
There's an obsession, within our culture, with the genteel thief. Somebody who commits a crime, but does it in a classy way.
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.
The possession of wealth is, as it were, prepayment, and involves an obligation of honor to the doing of correspondent work.