Neale Walsch on Enlightenment
Neale Donald Walsch: “Enlightenment means understanding that there is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and no need to be anyone other than exactly who you are in this moment.”
Neale Donald Walsch: “Enlightenment means understanding that there is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and no need to be anyone other than exactly who you are in this moment.”
This story from the book “The Five Stages of the Soul” by Harry Moody and David Carroll illustrates the profound difference between intellectual ego, lack of faith, and the power of persistent, humble practice. “Once upon a time, three men, in search of knowledge, set out with a caravan toward the middle of the desert. […]
Osho, from Glimpses of a Golden Childhood: “Love is good, simply good, but it is not enough to give you wings. For that, friendship is needed—and love does not allow it… Love is very afraid of friendship, because anything higher is dangerous, and friendship is higher. When you are able to enjoy friendship, whether with […]
M. Scott Peck: “Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest. It is so because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly understand and accept that life is difficult, it no longer matters.”
If you have ever asked yourself why things sometimes feel so difficult for you, here is one possible answer. It comes from a story told by Harry Moody and David Carroll in their book The Five Stages of the Soul: Charting the Spiritual Passages That Shape Our Lives. “Long, long ago, a hermit received a […]
Osho: “Settle deeply into your ‘yes.’ Say ‘yes’ to everything. Say ‘yes’ to the good and to the bad, to day and night, to summer and winter. Say ‘yes’ to success and to failure. Say ‘yes’ to life and to death. Forget everything else except this single word ‘yes,’ and this can totally transform your […]
“One whose love has always been returned does not know true love.”— Sufi wisdom There is such a lesson among the Lessons of Love as well. If we trust synchronicity, you are learning it right now. Life is giving you the opportunity to come to know true love.
From a lecture by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, July 1992, Germany “There are only two possibilities: either you whine in your mind, or you are grateful. There is no middle ground between the two. We have to choose either one or the other. When we are grateful, no complaints are possible. When we complain, we […]
“When you desire something, your joy depends on that thing. If the thing is not there, you are unhappy; if it is given, you are happy – but only for a moment! This also has to be understood. Whenever your desire is fulfilled, it is only for that moment that you feel joy. It is […]
“Everyone wants to be loved, and this is a wrong beginning. All this starts because the small child cannot love, cannot say anything, cannot do anything, cannot give anything; it can only receive. The child’s experience of love is that of receiving; receiving from the mother; receiving from the father; receiving from brothers and sisters; […]
I do not know the author of the text below, but I am grateful that it was written and that I can share it with you. “I asked God to take away my pride,and He said, ‘No.’He told me that pride is not taken away;it is something one must let go of. I asked God […]
On soul agreements, growth, and self-acceptance – by John L. Payne “There is much speculation and misunderstanding around this topic. When most of you speak of a spiritual partner, you assume this is the person you will fall in love with and live happily ever after. You may even feel that this one very special […]