Darren Littlejohn > Quotes

“The non-believer should still be able to understand the principle and benefit of compassion and human affection. These are basic to the human experience. Compassion came first. Religions came later. So it’s entirely irrelevant if we happen to consider ourselves religious or not when it comes to compassion.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Power of Vow

“We take the responsibility for our own enlightenment. We can pray for some help, and we may get it. But the work is ours to do.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Power of Vow

“In the Tibetan systems we are taught to develop what’s called bodhicitta, or compassion, for all beings with the same quality that a mother would have for their only child. When we think of Ellis’ Unconditional Self-Acceptance, we really need to get our Zen on to apply that quality of love to ourselves.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Yoga of Self Compassion: How to practice self acceptance and learn to love yourself

“The vow is a consecrated agreement between us and the laws of the universe. In a Buddhist sense, the sanctity of a vow isn’t due to its being a promise to a God. It’s more about how we raise our conscious vibration to be in tune with universal principles.”
― Darren Littlejohn, The Power of Vow