Loving What Is, Revised Edition: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life; The Revolutionary Process Called "The Work
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Loving What Is, Revised Edition: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life; The Revolutionary Process Called "The Work
The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.
Suffering is a natural alarm, warning us that we’re attaching to a thought; when we don’t listen, we come to accept the suffering as an inevitable part of life. It’s not.
Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, “Sweetheart, take a look at what you’re thinking right now. You’re living in a story that isn’t true for you.”
“we are disturbed not by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens.”
The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.
To think that I know what’s best for anyone else is to be out of my business. Even in the name of love, it is pure arrogance, and the result is tension, anxiety, and fear.
Stories are the untested, uninvestigated theories that tell us what all these things mean. We don’t even realize that they’re just theories.
Thoughts are like the breeze or the leaves on the trees or the raindrops falling. They appear like that, and through inquiry we can make friends with them. Would you argue with a raindrop? Raindrops aren’t personal, and neither are thoughts. Once a painful concept is met with understanding, the next time it appears, you may find it interesting. Wha
... See moreWho or what would you be without the thought? This is a very powerful question.