John Welwood

At any moment, whatever we are experiencing, only one of two things is ever happening: either we are being with what is,…

— John Welwood

Love is the recognition of beauty.

— 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…

— 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…

— John Welwood

Not knowing that we can be loved for who we truly are prevents us from trusting in love itself, and this in…

— 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…

— John Welwood

Frank Berliners spiritual memoir is beautifully crafted and written. It is a tale about love, and the great longing that springs from…

— John Welwood

The words "I love you," spoken in moments of genuine appreciation, wonder, or caring arise from something perfectly pure within us -…

— John Welwood

You are flawed, you are stuck in old patterns, you become carried away with yourself. Indeed you are quite impossible in many…

— John Welwood

Awareness born of love is the only force that can bring healing and renewal. Out of our love for another person, we…

— John Welwood

Boundless love always manages somehow to sparkle through your limited form.

— John Welwood

Great love -- the kind that illumines and transforms us -- always includes a keen awareness of limitation as well. Though love…

— John Welwood

The warm and radiant yes of the heart is perfect, like the sun, in bringing all things to life and nourishing all…

— John Welwood

A relationship that has any depth and power at all will inevitably penetrate our usual shield of defenses, exposing our most tender…

— 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,…

— John Welwood

Becoming human means discovering our fullness and learning to live from it.

— John Welwood

To allow yourself your own experience is the greatest act of self love

— John Welwood

The more two people open to each other, the more this wide-openness also brings to the surface all the obstacles to it:…

— John Welwood

The light of unconditional love awakens the dormant seed potentials of the soul.

— John Welwood

Magic is a sudden opening of the mind to the wonder of existence. It is a sense that there is much more…

— John Welwood

We already have so much abundance. We truly do. We need not search too far. It is within. The reason we fail…

— John Welwood

Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are and listen to the wind that is singing in your veins. Feel the love,…

— John Welwood

A soul connection is a resonance between two people who respond to the essential beauty of each other's individual natures, behind their…

— John Welwood

Dennis Lewis has a deep understanding of the central importance of breathing, in both its physical and spiritual dimensions

— John Welwood

I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to…

— John Welwood