“Ne te quaesiveris extra." (Do not seek for things outside of yourself)”
― Self-Reliance and Other Essays
― Self-Reliance and Other Essays
“Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.”
― Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
― Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“Love is a word that has as many definitions as there are people to define it. Try this one on for size. The ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you.”
― Your Erroneous Zones
― Your Erroneous Zones
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