A relationship that has any depth and power at all will inevitably penetrate our usual shield of defenses, exposing our most tender and sensitive spots, and leaving us feeling vulnerable - literally, 'able to be wounded.' To love, in this… — John Welwood Copy Share
It is only through letting our heart break that we discover something unexpected: the heart cannot actually break, it can only break open. When we feel both our love for this world and the pain of this world-together, at the… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
At any moment, whatever we are experiencing, only one of two things is ever happening: either we are being with what is, or else… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
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… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
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… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
Not knowing that we can be loved for who we truly are prevents us from trusting in love itself, and this in turn causes… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
“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 forth resources hidden deep within us. Its warmth wakes up the life inside us, making us want to uncurl, to give birth, to grow and reach for the light. It calls on us to break out… — John Welwood Copy Share
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,… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
The words "I love you," spoken in moments of genuine appreciation, wonder, or caring arise from something perfectly pure within us - the capacity… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
You are flawed, you are stuck in old patterns, you become carried away with yourself. Indeed you are quite impossible in many ways. And… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
Awareness born of love is the only force that can bring healing and renewal. Out of our love for another person, we become more willing to let our old identities wither and fall away, and enter a dark night of the soul, so that we may stand naked once more in the presence of the great mystery that lies at… — John Welwood Copy Share
Boundless love always manages somehow to sparkle through your limited form. — John Welwood Copy Share Image
Great love -- the kind that illumines and transforms us -- always includes a keen awareness of limitation as well. Though love may inspire us to expand and develop in new ways, we can never be all things to the one we love, or someone other than who we are. Yet once accepted, limitation also helps us develop essential qualities,… — John Welwood Copy Share
