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“Beliefs can’t change reality, even though they change one’s experience of it. To be helpful, beliefs have to reflect reality accurately. The ego tries to change reality with its faulty beliefs—its shoulds and coulds—while the hero doesn’t bother with beliefs that aren’t true. He knows that only the ones that stand up to experience and match reality work and are useful.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“The desires that run through your thought-stream, which you might be tempted to pray for, don’t represent what is best for you, even if they seem to. People who are sick are sure they would be better off well, and most who are single are sure they would be better off in a relationship. But this isn’t necessarily true. The ego doesn’t see the whole picture or the long-range picture. It doesn’t see the benefits in being sick or single, or in other challenges. That which is living your life knows much better than the ego what is best for you.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“Thoughts are conditioning, so when you believe your thoughts, you become the conditioned self and lose touch with your real self. As a result of the distance from thoughts developed by meditation, the real self comes back into the picture. The real you is what is aware of thoughts and of everything else. The ego can’t be aware of thoughts because the ego is, in essence, itself a thought. The ego belongs to the conditioned self and has no awareness of its own.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“The hero noticed that if he let love, excitement, and joy lead him, he would be happy and find his way to greater love, peace, and happiness. He discovered that love is both the path and the reward of following the path.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
“wasn’t kind, life didn’t work. The hero noticed that whenever he gave something or someone his full attention, love flowed, and then he was happy and others were happy. The hero noticed that love is receptive and patient, and when he was receptive and patient, others loved him and came to his aid. The hero noticed that when he did what he loved doing, he was happy and he became better at it easily. The hero noticed that when he was loving and happy, others were attracted to him and wanted to be around him and be good to him. The hero noticed that when he behaved lovingly, he was happy, and when he didn’t behave lovingly, he wasn’t happy. The hero noticed that when he forgave others, he stopped suffering and was able to move on and love again. The hero also noticed that when he forgave himself, he was able to move on and love himself again. The hero noticed that giving love felt better than receiving it. The hero noticed that he could choose to love anyone or anything, and then love would flow from him. He learned there was a fountain of love available within himself, which never went dry. And so he realized that feeling loving and therefore feeling happy was always in his power.”
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
― A Heroic Life: New Teachings from Jesus on the Human Journey
Jay’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
40 books
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14 friends
1 book
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49 friends
213 books
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27 friends
1 book
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83 books
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81 friends
1 book
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1 friend
2 books
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30 friends
2 books
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131 friends
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