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Find out for whom there is an I and you will discover something amazing. You will discover that I never existed. There never was an I. You will discover that you never existed. There's no such thing as you. You will discover that you are the imperishable Self.
That you are never born and you can never die. You will discover that you're omnipresence,
... See moreMan’s identification with his idea of himself gives him a specious and precarious sense of permanence. For this idea is relatively fixed, being based upon carefully selected memories of his past, memories which have a preserved and fixed character. Social convention encourages the fixity of the idea because the very usefulness of symbols depends
... See moreAlan W. Watts • The Way of Zen
A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest
... See moreLoch Kelly , Adyashanti (Foreword) • Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness
character and my particular hardwiring and extrapolate from there.
Bob Goff • Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
“Show me your original face
The one you had before your parents were born
Being born is like being invited to a grand masquerade. As babies, we begin the journey as pure presence, undefined and open. But soon, we are given a name, a role, a place in the world. A mask is placed upon us, crafted by our culture, family, and experiences. As we grow, we
Once you get your ego out of the way (the need to be “special”), you become free and reach your true potential.
Stan Beecham • Elite Minds: Creating the Competitive Advantage
The challenge in seeing a person, therefore, is to adopt the kind of double vision I mentioned in the chapter on hard conversations. It means stepping back to appreciate the power of group culture and how it is formed over generations and then poured into a person. But it also means stepping close and perceiving each individual person in the midst
... See moreDavid Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they are finished.”
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
to be just a little less arrogant, to have some “critical awareness” about myself and my certainties… because a huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded.