“There are pearls in the deepest fathoms of the Self, but to get them you will have to go through unimaginable perils.”
“You are both the worshipper and the worshipped.”
“A man woke up at midnight and wanted to smoke. Therefore he looked for some fire, for which he went to a neighbor’s house and knocked at the door. The neighbor opened the door and asked him what he wanted. The man said, I wish to smoke. Can you give me a little fire? The neighbor replied, O.M.G.! What the heck is wrong with you? You have taken so much trouble to come and wake us up at the middle of the night, while in your own hand you have a lantern! The God that human beings so keenly seek, lives within the human biology, yet they wander hitherto searching for it.”
“Sometimes we hold the world in our hands, but in our greed for more let it fall, losing everything that we once had.”
“There is always a worthwhile price for discovery. Discover who you are. Know yourself.”
“The greatest mistake is to think that we ever know why we do things...I suppose the nearest we can ever come to it is by getting what old people call experience. But by the time we ve got that we re no longer the persons who did the things we no longer understand. The trouble is, I suppose, that we change every moment; and the things we did stay.”
“Be careful not to think that just because you know what a person is going to say, you know what that person is going to do. Be careful not to think that just because you know what a person is going to do to others, you know what that person is going to do (or not do) to you.”
“Self-discovery changes everything, including your relationships with people. When you find your authentic self, those who loved your mask are disappointed. you may end up alone, but you don’t need to stay alone. While it’s painful to sever old connections, it’s not a tragedy. it’s an opportunity. Now, you can find people who understand the importance of looking for truth and being authentic. Now you can find people who want to connect deeply, like you’ve always wanted to, instead of constant small talk and head games. Now you can have real intimacy. Now, you can find your tribe.”
“try not just to become a person of success but rather a person of value.”
“Unconditional love goes beyond holding on and letting go. Real love is about truth. It s about looking at what s really going on instead of the stories we tell ourselves about it. It s about being able to love someone from afar, when we need to, because we see that closeness turns us into the worst versions of ourselves.”
“When you become self aware, you know your uniqueness, strengths, and limitations too. You become easy to work with others. You also avoid competing with others unhealthily.”
“I can t tell you how many times in my life I have been told that I have “control issues”. Historically, this statement has brought me annoyance—the kind of irritation that can only be described as a self-protective reaction to having my behaviours labelled for exactly what they were. Needless to say, these accusations would make me defensive. I d pull my armour tighter and get out my weapons—anything to protect myself from the truth. I realized, one day, that there were only a few things I could control, and a whole lot of things that I couldn t. I realized that trying to control everything around me was a recipe for failure, because it simply wasn t possible. I wish I could tell you that I let go then—that it was a lovely, beautiful spiritual moment, and now I m all better. But that isn t true. Because, for me, seeking to control things which can t be controlled isn t a random tick or flaw. It s a stage of communication in the language of my own mind. If I don t listen to the first whispers that tell me I ve repressed some emotion or neglected to process some event—then, stage two starts. Every piece of dirt on the floor, every chewing noise, every unexpected obstacle... they all become intolerable. So, I have two choices when this happens. I can allow my desire to control the outside world to turn into trying to control it. Or, I can allow myself to hear what is being said to me—to interpret this strange language that I speak to myself in and respond with compassion. Do I consistently do the wise thing first? No. I forget. And then I remember, somewhere in the middle of neurotically scrubbing a wall. But I remember faster now than I did before, and sometimes I really am able to respond quickly. It s a journey. I m not perfect. But I am doing the right thing, and I get better at it every time I have the chance to practice. That s what learning and letting go really is—a practice. It s never over. And it never is, and never will be, perfect.”
“A common mistake people make is assuming compassion requires some kind of action they’re not ready to take. In other words, if I feel compassion for this dangerous, havoc-wreaking person (or for my tedious co-workers, the guy who cut me off in traffic, my abusive parents, that politician, etc.) then I’ll have to drop everything I’m into and go hug and try to heal or help...or ...do something I don’t know how to do. Not so. Compassion begins within; the compassion you have for yourself will guide you to act or detach with regard for your own well-being.”
“If you do not let yourself be seen, you cannot see.”
“Letting go of who you re supposed to be and discovering who you really are is a journey of many experiences, but certainty is not one of them. No matter how long you wait, it ll never feel safe enough. Plunge in anyway.”
“I love to laugh. Specially at myself. Sometimes I spend hours doing it.”
“Dont you know if you keap getting a head of your self youwl jus only fall over your self when you get to where you are going?”