We can’t heal if we keep picking and opening our wounds. Only through proper attention and care can we heal.
The danger….
The danger during the purifying stage is “I quit”. The danger during the illuminating stage is “I am done”.
Your honest answer….
Your honest answer is not your true Self. It is your honest answer of the moment.
Stress is….
Stress is a lot of work. Surrender to God is easy.
Jesus had to….
Jesus had to die so that Christ could rise.
We need to….
We need to give up stress and rest in the Heart.
Spiritual Practice is not….
Spiritual Practice is not like a track meet where each lane is equal and finishes at the tape. Each level leads to the next until we are practicing Being, resting in the Heart.
Better to follow….
Better to follow one’s true dharma poorly than to follow the small self’s well. A little twist on a great saying from the Bhagavad Gita.
When we are in the Heart….
When we are in the Heart, we are not the “center of attention”. No one is.
If you can perceive it….
If you can perceive it, it is not you. If it is not you, then it is not Love.