“Truth is an experience, not a belief. Truth never comes by studying it; truth has to be encountered, one has to face it. One who studies love is like a person who studies the Himalayas by looking at a map. The map is not the mountain! And if you start believing in the map, you […]
By Noel Batten, The Path of Extraordinary Success and Self-Belief: “Obstacles stand in our way only to test our resolve and our ability to rethink and reassess. Impenetrable walls are not the true reason for the inability to achieve certain goals. In fact, they are the reason why people who refuse to accept defeat discover […]
“A warrior of light often feels he is living two lives at once. In one, he is obliged to do all that he does not want to do, and to fight for ideas in which he does not believe. But there is another life, and he discovers it in his dreams, in his books, and […]
“There is no need to investigate the unconscious past within yourself, except when it manifests in the present moment as a thought, an emotion, a desire, a reaction, or an external event that happens to you. Whatever you need to know about your unconscious past, the challenges of the present will bring it to light. […]
This is one of my favorite fairy tales that supports the archetype of the Wise Man within us. Enjoy it! “In a village, there lived a very poor old man. Yet even kings envied him, for he owned a magnificent white horse. Many offered him extravagant sums of money, but the old man always refused, […]
“…the goal of psychic development is the Self. There is no linear evolution; there is only a circumambulation of the Self. Linear development exists only at the very beginning; later, everything is directed toward the center.” — C.G. Jung, “Memories, Dreams, Reflections” For me, this thought by Jung is vital because it explains the difference […]
“If it is the quality of your consciousness at this moment that determines the future, then what is it that determines the quality of your consciousness? Your degree of presence. So the only place where true change can occur and where the past can be dissolved is the Now.” Eckhart Tolle, “The Power of Now”
“The most admirable results in life are usually achieved by simple means and ordinary qualities. They may for the most part be summed up in two words — common sense and perseverance.” — Owen Felltham “Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” — Julie Andrews
“A father and a son acquired a horse. The next day, they set off to travel through the village. The father said: — Son, you get on the horse, and I will walk. When the villagers saw them, they said: — Hey, look at that son—his father is walking on foot, while he rides! The […]
“A King lost his kingdom. Everything went wrong—a drought, an epidemic, and then an invasion. His family died, his people were slaughtered, and he had to flee for his life. On his way to a neighboring kingdom to seek help from a friend, he was captured by robbers and forced into slavery for three years. […]
“Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on, girl,” said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. […]
Below is an abridged version of an excerpt from Byron Katie’s book Loving What Is, in which she presents her method known as The Work. In it, she explains how to use the power of inquiry to examine the truth about the thoughts that cause us suffering. Although presented here in a highly condensed form, […]
