“Nothing out there will ever satisfy you except temporarily and superficially, but you may need to experience many disillusionments before you realize that truth. Things and conditions can give you pleasure, but they will also give you pain.”
― The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
― The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“PURE OBSERVING WITHOUT SELF-INTEREST IS WHAT CHARACTERIZES THE SELF.”
― Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space: What You Are Before You Became
― Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space: What You Are Before You Became
“The pain did not make me a better person. It did not teach me not to take anything for granted. It did not teach me anything except how to be afraid to love anyone.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“Ultimately, there are no dialogues in the world; it is all a divine monologue.”
― Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space: What You Are Before You Became
― Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space: What You Are Before You Became
“Why are you looking around for help? Do you believe that help will come from outside? What is to come is created in you and from you. Hence look into yourself. Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfil the way that is in you.”
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