Sublime

When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.

What you see in the world is a reflection of your mind. You can’t change yourself by changing the world. You need to change your mind; then the world reflects the change of your mind.

when you get to the turnarounds, substitute the words “my thinking” for the issue, wherever that seems appropriate. For example, “I don’t like war because it frightens me” turns around to “I don’t like my thinking because it frightens me” or “I don’t like my thinking—especially about war—because it frightens me.” Is that as true or truer for you?

When you do The Work, you see who you are by seeing who you think other people are. Eventually you come to see that everything outside you is a reflection of your own thinking. You are the storyteller, the projector of all stories, and the world is the projected image of your thoughts.

The fourth step: Acknowledge how we always want someone else to change so that we will feel good. But has it ever struck you that even if your wife changes or your husband changes, what does that do to you? You’re just as vulnerable as before; you’re just as idiotic as before; you’re just as asleep as before. You are the one who needs to change.

“Who would I be without it?”

When you experience anything as separate or unacceptable, inquiry can bring you back to the peace you felt before you believed that thought. If you aren’t completely comfortable in the world, do The Work. That’s what every uncomfortable feeling is for—that’s what pain is for, what money is for, what everything in the world is for: your self-realiza

Never confuse your self-worth (which is a given) with your behavior, or the behavior of others toward you.