“The greatest hunger in life is not for food, money, success, status, security, sex, or even love from the opposite sex. Time and again people have achieved all these things and wound up still feeling dissatisfied- indeed, often more dissatisfied than when they began. The deepest hunger in life is a secret that is revealed only when a person is willing to unlock a hidden part of the self. In the ancient traditions of wisdom, this quest has been likened to diving for the most precious pearl in existence, a poetic way of saying that you have to swim far out beyond shallow waters, plunge deep into yourself, and search patiently until the pearl beyond price is found. The pearl is also called essence, the breath of god, the water of life…labels for what we, in our more prosaic scientific age, would simply call TRANSFORMATION.”
― The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
― The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
“Not every sky will be blue and not every day is springtime. So on the spiritual path a person learns to find this kind of happiness without needing nice things to happen on the outside. Rather, you find happiness by being who you really are. This isn't mystical. Young children are happy being who they are. The trick is to regain such a state when you are grown and have seen the light and dark sides of life.”
― Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges
― Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges
“A person desperately searching for love," Merlin said, "reminds me of a fish desperately searching for water.”
― The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want
― The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want
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