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
But it’s futile to try to change the projected images. Once we realize where the lint is, we can clear the lens itself.
Stories are the untested, uninvestigated theories that tell us what all these things mean. We don’t even realize that they’re just theories.
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.
Do I know what’s right for me? That is my only business. Let me work with that before I try to solve your problems for you.
The Work reveals that what you think shouldn’t have happened should have happened. It should have happened because it did happen, and no thinking in the world can change it. This doesn’t mean that you condone it or approve of it. It just means that you can see things without resistance and without the confusion of your inner struggle.
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.
When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.
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.
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
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