If we observe ourselves truthfully and non-judgmentally, seeing the mechanisms of our personality in action, we can wake up, and our lives… — Don Richard Riso Action Copy Share Image
“Self-acceptance is a way of viewing oneself compassionately, without condemnation or justification. It is a starting point in life which makes other… — Don Richard Riso Acceptance Copy Share Image
“Reconnecting means opening up to whatever part of our experience we were not previously allowing in . . . If our problem… — Don Richard Riso Habits Copy Share Image
“The body is extremely important for Inner Work, because it is a reliable reality check in ways that our minds and emotions… — Don Richard Riso Dwelling on the past Copy Share Image
In fact, life is our greatest teacher. Whatever we are doing can be instructive, whether we are at the office, or talking… — Don Richard Riso Activity Copy Share Image
“One of the most important elements of spiritual progress is a willingness and ability to let go of the past, and this… — Don Richard Riso Forgive Copy Share Image
“The process of transforming the heart can be difficult because as we open it, we inevitably encounter our own pain and become… — Don Richard Riso Compassion Copy Share Image
“One of the ego's main defenses against doing so (experiencing our Essence)is the belief that spirituality is something rarefied, impractical, and very… — Don Richard Riso Good news Copy Share Image
“As I turned my head and looked out the window, I saw that everything around me was glowing from within. The sunlight… — Don Richard Riso Beauty Copy Share Image
“Generally speaking, 99 percent of the time life is benign and supportive. The ego leads us to fixate on the 1 percent… — Don Richard Riso Good luck Copy Share Image
“[T]he Enneagram is, at its most abstract, a universal mandala of the self—a symbol of each of us.” — Don Richard Riso Enneagram Copy Share Image
One of the great dangers of transformational work is that the ego attempts to sidestep deep psychological work by leaping into the… — Don Richard Riso Danger Copy Share Image
“The testimony of the greatest humans who have ever lived is that the way to make the most of ourselves is by… — Don Richard Riso Centeredness Copy Share Image
“Every moment has the possibility of delighting us, nurturing us, supporting us - if we are here to see it. Life is… — Don Richard Riso Every moment Copy Share Image
“One of the main tools for entering into the vivid immediacy of quiet mind is "not knowing." Ordinarily, our minds are filled… — Don Richard Riso Psychology Copy Share Image
“The superego is the inner voice that is always putting us down for not living up to certain standards or rewarding our… — Don Richard Riso Inner voice Copy Share Image