“The ego just makes the mistake of looking for happiness in the wrong places. In fact, the egoic mind is the only thing in the way of happiness. It is the problem, not the solution. When the mind is quiet,… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“The egoic mind imagines a problem, and then it imagines a solution. When we get caught up in these thoughts, we feel like we have a problem that has to be solved before we can be happy. But the problem… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“Not only is it not our business to change others, but it’s also harmful to relationships to try to do so. Ideas are just… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“There are two possible experiences of every moment: the moment as experienced by Essence and the moment experienced by the ego. The ego's experience… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“One channel is the Stress Channel and the other is the Peace Channel. We really do have a choice about what we listen to.… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“The ego just makes the mistake of looking for happiness in the wrong places. In fact, the egoic mind is the only thing in… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“When two people are meant to be together—to enjoy love and life together, to help each other, or to learn something—love is just there.… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“To get the most out of the relationship you are in, it won't be helpful to listen to the ego's stories about it. They… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“If you were determined to get enjoyment out of every moment, you would learn to do whatever it took. What it takes is not… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, and losses of all kinds- but these events don't… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“We tend to think of love as an uncontrollable feeling that comes over us. Although this overwhelming feeling does happen, real love and love… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“When you find yourself wanting a better moment -wanting something else in the future- it can be helpful to ask: What will that give… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“The you is programmed for unhappiness because it is programmed to seek that which can never bring true happiness. It goes after more and… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“The egoic mind imagines a problem, and then it imagines a solution. When we get caught up in these thoughts, we feel like we… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
“[...] Essence simply enjoys and commits attention and love to whatever is. In fact, committing attention to anything that is present results in enjoyment.… — Gina Lake Copy Share Image
![“[...] Essence simply enjoys and commits attention and love to whatever is. In fact, committing attention to anything that is present results in enjoyment. The ego enjoys so little because it commits attention to what isn't present and to what it doesn't have, and suffers over that, instead of…” quote by Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e98/gina-lake-20210_desire_essence-simply-enjoys-and-commits-attent_1977160.jpg)