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Cultivating self-love takes fortitude. It requires unraveling years of social conditioning, unpacking familial values and beliefs, breaking free of cultural expectations, and, for many of us, confronting the weight of prejudice, trauma, and
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“I will not be silent so that others can be comfortable. Repeat: I will not be silent so that others can be comfortable.”
― Self-Love in Action: Practical Ways to Bring Self-Compassion into Work, Relationships & Everyday Life
― Self-Love in Action: Practical Ways to Bring Self-Compassion into Work, Relationships & Everyday Life
“At Dakshineshwar two teachers came to Ramakrishna:
- The Bhairavi Brahmani, a learned wandering nun
- Tota Puri, a great naga yogi from the Punjab”
― Ramana Maharshi
- The Bhairavi Brahmani, a learned wandering nun
- Tota Puri, a great naga yogi from the Punjab”
― Ramana Maharshi
“The Siva Svarodaya, an ancient Sanskrit text, advises that you inhale deeply as you walk toward friends and those who love and want to help you, thus opening your chakras. It then suggests that you exhale deeply as you walk toward people whom you would rather avoid, thus protecting yourself by choosing your chakras.”
― The Essential Guide to Chakras: Discover the Healing Power of Chakras for Mind, Body and Spirit
― The Essential Guide to Chakras: Discover the Healing Power of Chakras for Mind, Body and Spirit
“A discriminated person could fight and win against the discriminator by demonstrating that he was better than them in an area they were weak in, but which they cared about.”
― An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy
― An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy
“Putting so much pressure on myself to meet someone significant that I had to constantly resist making bad decisions, all because I wanted the check mark of being in a relationship - something I had to remind myself wasn't important in the first place.”
― Love Life, Stronger Mind Stronger Body Stronger Life & Reset Your Mind Body and Spirit 3 Books Collection Set
― Love Life, Stronger Mind Stronger Body Stronger Life & Reset Your Mind Body and Spirit 3 Books Collection Set
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