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- Inherent in the impulse to be free, is insecurity. The impulse to be free comes from outside of the mind, and because of this, it…
- When someone tells you, 'I love you,' and then you feel, 'Oh, I must be worthy after all,' that's an illusion. That's not true. Or…
- In the end it’s all very simple. Either we give ourselves to Silence or we don’t.
- When we see the world through our thoughts, we stop experiencing life as it really is and others as they really are. When I have…
- Fear is very often a part of the spiritual path. When people sit down and meditate it's not at all uncommon for fear to arise…
- We think there’s someplace other than here to get to—that’s what drives the whole pursuit. Only when the pursuit ceases, is it possible to recognize…
- In Liberation, you stand alone. You stand alone because you need no supports of any kind. You need no supports because you have realized that…
- The Buddha's insight into the middle way is not simply about a balance between extremes. This conventional understanding misses the deeper revelation of the middle…
- Deep down we all suspect that something is very wrong with the way we perceive life but we try very, very hard not to notice…
- Our illusions-the beliefs we hold on to-are the very doorways to our freedom. We simply have to enter through them without grasping or pushing away.…
- When we start to suffer, it tells us something very valuable. It means that we are not seeing the truth, and we are not relating…
- There is a very Simple Secret to being happy. Just let go of your 'demand' on this moment. Any time you have a demand on…
- The willingness to not bypass illusion is very important. We come to nirvana by way of samsara. We come to see the true nature of…
- When you rest deeply in the Unknown without trying to escape, your experience becomes very vast. As the experience of the Unknown deepens, your boundaries…
- Retreat is a response to the call of the heart-that call which beckons us toward reality, to the truth of our being, to that which…
- Right now you can allow yourself to experience a very simple sense of not knowing - not knowing what or who you are, not knowing…
- When we really start to take a look at who we think we are, we become very grace prone.
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