If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell. An likewise, if you would know the reality of Nature, you must destroy the appearance, and the farther you go beyond the appearance, the nearer you will be to the essence.


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Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.
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Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
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The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and ...
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A beggar had been sitting by the side of the road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked b...
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I can sometimes sit for two hours in a room with almost no thought. Just complete stillness. Sometim...
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All inner resistance is experienced as negativity in one form or another. All negativity is resistan...
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You must have failed deeply on some level or experienced some deep loss or pain to be drawn to the s...
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Transcending the world does not mean to withdraw from the world, to no longer take action, or to sto...
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Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now.
Let...
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In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility aris...
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Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations - if you become aligned with it, something good will e...
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Fear seems to have many causes. Fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of being hurt, and so on, but ul...
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It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacin...
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There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can ac...
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The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive....
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There is such a thing as old emotional pain living inside you. It is an accumulation of painful life...
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Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable ...
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Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the presen...
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The answer is, who you are cannot be defined through thinking or mental labels or definitions, becau...
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Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation...
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Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.
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Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, an...
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What a liberation to realize that the 'voice in my head' is not who I am. 'Who am I, the...
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Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next mom...
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I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very str...
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I'm grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.
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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
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Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhap...
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To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the...
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Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don't...
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Boredom, anger, sadness, or fear are not 'yours,' not personal. They are conditions of the h...
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