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> [Not knowing that we can be loved for who we truly are prevents us from trusting in love itself, and this in turn causes us to turn away from life and doubt its benevolence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/not-knowing-that-we-can-be-loved-for-who-we-truly-are-prevents-us/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

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## More by John Welwood

> [At any moment, whatever we are experiencing, only one of two things is ever happening: either we are being with what is, or else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/at-any-moment-whatever-we-are-experiencing-only-one-of-two-things-is/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Love is the recognition of beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/love-is-the-recognition-of-beauty/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [We may tell ourselves that love is not really available. but the deeper truth is that we don't entirely trust it, and therefore have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/we-may-tell-ourselves-that-love-is-not-really-available-but-the/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Meditation provides a way of learning how to let go. As we sit, the self we've been trying to construct and make into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/meditation-provides-a-way-of-learning-how-to-let-go-as-we-sit-the/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Not knowing that we can be loved for who we truly are prevents us from trusting in love itself, and this in turn causes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/not-knowing-that-we-can-be-loved-for-who-we-truly-are-prevents-us/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [“Like the sun's rays that cause the seed to stir within its husk, love's radiant energy penetrates the facade of the false self, calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/like-the-sun-s-rays-that-cause-the-seed-to-stir-within-its-husk-love/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Frank Berliners spiritual memoir is beautifully crafted and written. It is a tale about love, and the great longing that springs from there—to learn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/frank-berliners-spiritual-memoir-is-beautifully-crafted-and-written/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [The words "I love you," spoken in moments of genuine appreciation, wonder, or caring arise from something perfectly pure within us - the capacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/the-words-i-love-you-spoken-in-moments-of-genuine-appreciation-wonder/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [You are flawed, you are stuck in old patterns, you become carried away with yourself. Indeed you are quite impossible in many ways. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/you-are-flawed-you-are-stuck-in-old-patterns-you-become-carried-away/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Awareness born of love is the only force that can bring healing and renewal. Out of our love for another person, we become more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/awareness-born-of-love-is-the-only-force-that-can-bring-healing-and/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Boundless love always manages somehow to sparkle through your limited form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/boundless-love-always-manages-somehow-to-sparkle-through-your-limited/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [Great love -- the kind that illumines and transforms us -- always includes a keen awareness of limitation as well. Though love may inspire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/great-love-the-kind-that-illumines-and-transforms-us-always-includes/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [The warm and radiant yes of the heart is perfect, like the sun, in bringing all things to life and nourishing all that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/the-warm-and-radiant-yes-of-the-heart-is-perfect-like-the-sun-in/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [A relationship that has any depth and power at all will inevitably penetrate our usual shield of defenses, exposing our most tender and sensitive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/a-relationship-that-has-any-depth-and-power-at-all-will-inevitably/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

> [In recognizing exactly where we have been unconscious, we become more conscious. And in seeing and feeling the ways we've gone dead, we start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-welwood/in-recognizing-exactly-where-we-have-been-unconscious-we-become-more/)

[John Welwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-welwood/)

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