Gerald G. Jampolsky > Quotes

“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. We cannot love when we feel fear.... When we release the fearful past and forgive everyone, we will experience total love and oneness with all.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky

“Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

“Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

“You can be right or you can be happy.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

“The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

“As a child
I was told and believed
that there was a treasure
buried beneath every rainbow.

I believed it so much that
I have been unsuccessfully
chasing rainbows
most of my life.

I wonder why
no one ever told me
that the rainbow
and the treasure
were both
within me.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky

“Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others, but by simply accepting them as they are. True acceptance is always without demands and expectations.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Forgiveness means letting go of the past.”
― Gerald Jampolsky

“Fear and love can never be experienced at the same time. It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want...”
― Gerald Jampolsky

“How simple it is to see that all the worry in the world cannot control the future. How simple it is to see that we can only be happy now. And that there will never be a time when it is not now.”
― Gerald Jampolsky

“When we choose only love as the director of our mind we can experience the power and miracle of love”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky

“Fear and Love can never be experienced at the same time. It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want. By choosing Love more consistently than fear, we can change the nature and quality of our relationships.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Forgiveness does not mean condoning or agreeing with a horrendous act. It is a decision to no longer attack one’s self.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Love is Letting go of fear
Love itself Remains constant
only the particular body from whom we sometimes expect it may change
”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky

“Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Love is the total absence of fear, Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement.”
― Gerald Jampolsky, Love is Letting Go of Fear (4 CDs & Positive Re-enforcement Cards) by Gerald Jampolsky

“There are only two emotions: one is Love and the other is fear. Love is our true reality. Fear is something our mind has made up, and is therefore unreal.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“When we find ourselves irritated, depressed, angry, or ill, we can be sure we have chosen the wrong goal and are responding to fear.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“And in those first fifty years I believed there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it was my goal to find that pot of gold. Now I realize that we are the rainbow, the pot of gold is love, and that is what we actually are.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Today I will give to others only the gifts I want to accept for myself.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“To give is to receive—this is the law of Love. Under this law, when we give our Love away to others we gain, and whatever we give we simultaneously receive.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Our egos motivate us to believe that we will feel more peaceful and happy if we find someone to blame and direct our anger at that person.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“Forgiveness is the letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“In making practical application of the material covered in this book to everyday solutions, it will be helpful to keep the following underlying themes in mind: Peace of mind is our single goal. Forgiveness is our single function and the way to achieve our goal of peace of mind. Through forgiveness, we can learn not to judge others and to see everyone, including ourselves, as guiltless. We can let go of fear when we stop judging and stop projecting the past into the future, and live only in the now. We can learn to accept direction from our inner intuitive voice, which is our guide to knowing. After our inner voice gives us direction, it will also provide the means for accomplishing whatever is necessary. In following one’s inner guidance, it is frequently necessary to make a commitment to a specific goal even when the means for achieving it are not immediately apparent. This is a reversal of the customary logic of the world, and can be thought of as “putting the cart before the horse.” We do have a choice in determining what we perceive and the feelings we experience. Through retraining of the mind we can learn to use positive active imagination. Positive active imagination enables us to develop positive, loving motion pictures in our minds.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“The Course states that there are only two emotions: love and fear. The first is our natural inheritance, and the other our mind manufactures.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“We are always expressing either Love or fear. Fear is really a call for help, and therefore a request for Love.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“What we experience is our state of mind projected outward.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition

“I found the Course essential in my struggle for personal transformation. It helped me recognize that I really did have a choice of experiencing peace or conflict, and that this choice is always between accepting truth or illusion.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

“Master the power of attitude and you'll live a powerful life.”
― Gerald G. Jampolsky, The End of Stress: Four Steps to Rewire Your Brain