“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
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
“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
“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 Bad habit Copy Share Image
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
“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 Forgiveness 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
“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
“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
“[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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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