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well live our life, go our own way , keeping self free
to think our thoughts and follow our own
inclinations and tastes
We'll say no if we feel we dont want to be in others
company, and it wont be because of any negative
feelings others cause in us, but because they dont
any more, they dont have any more power over us.
This is not selfish selfish is to demand that others
are not selfish, that you live your life as they see
fit.
We have to suffer enough in a relationship so that
we get disillusioned with all relationships
there must be a better way of living than depending
on another."
To Love is to see a person, a situation, a thing as it
really is, not as we imagine them-it to be most of
us dont take the trouble to see each person, each
thing in its present moment, we find it easier to
label.
Our natural urge is to be Free, to Love, we dont
need external Love, we have internal Love, all we
have to do is unveil self Love.
In any relationship we need clarity of perception
and accuracy of response
we fall in love because we have a conditioned
subconscious image that a particular type of person
appeals to us
but have we seen them; no the awakening usually
comes after marriage.
The beauty of an action comes not from its having
become a habit, but from its sensitivity,
consciousness, clarity of perception, and accuracy
of response.
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God is Love, thus Love and fear are the only two
things theres only one evil, fear only one
good, Love
Fear is the loss of the known.
Mystics "dont seek the Truth, they just drop their
opinions"
Suffering if were suffering we are asleep
suffering is a sign that were out of touch with the
Truth, suffering is given to us that we may open our
eyes to the Truth, that we might understand that
there is falsehood somewhere; just as physical pain
is given to us so we will understand that there is
illness somewhere.
Suffering points to an area in which we have not yet
grown, where we need to grow and be transformed
and change
When our illusions clash with reality, when our
falsehoods clash with truth then we have suffering.
Four steps to self empowerment
Realise reality is not the problem, we are the
problem.
Get in touch with negative feelings were not aware
of , why are we feeling nervous, tense etc
Understand those negative feeling are in us, not in
reality problems exist only in our minds
Never identify with these negative feelings
Change self, not others or external circumstances
Since our origin, we have focused our attention
externally in a need to feel safe, loved and valuable
... we need to look inside ourselves to find the roots
of our insecurities and pull them out.
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