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From Stephen Mitchell - tao te ching - A New English Version Some say that my teaching is nonsense. Others call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have looked inside themselves, this nonsense... More »
Nicola, you are so right. This isn't a question for the intellect. Being and nothingness come into play and we begin to see how limitless we are while we become, as Chonyam Trungpa once said,... More »
From Stephen Mitchell - tao te ching - A New English Version When a country obtains great power, it becomes like the sea: all streams run downward into it. The more powerful it grows, the... More »
So are you any different than Isha, then? I would say no. However, i'm not sure what she would say? I wonder if she is open to what they teach or merely insists that they... More »
So are you any different than Isha, then? I suppose I'm curious about what you're trying to achieve. Should gurus be banned? Should spiritual teachers be licensed? If people feel they want a guide, what's... More »
Hey Alan and Nahnni, Yes, clearly the pugnacious patriarchal value system has reigned supreme for many centuries. Addressing that topic is easy and never-ending. However, could we say that what men have really lost, in... More »
I loved this essay by Byron Katie. Though I have not had the exact experience that she did, I could easily understand it. As I helped my in-laws in their last days, both over 80... More »
From Stephen Mitchell - tao te ching - A New English Version For governing a country well there is nothing better than moderation. The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas.... More »
From tao te ching - A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell If you want to be a great leader, you must learn to follow the Tao. Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed... More »
From tao te ching - A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots,... More »
EnlightenYourDay
"Where is the peace in more is better? This idea keeps us exclusively in the physical domain. You can replace the more is better belief with an inner serenity that doesn't need more to be... More »
Joy Bringer
How about starting the celebration of Women with a selection of quotes that are food for thought, cream for the body, spice for the mind, nectar for the soul & desert for laughter? Quotes about,... More »
Centria
Anyone heard of the "heyoka" path? Crazy wisdom? Trickster? Contrary thinking? Upside down backwards and tied-in-a-knot drinking tea with Freedom spiritual path? I can't share much with you about the actual traditional paths of Crazy... More »
victoria
from me: sought outside, found inside, ONELOVING YOU ! from byron katie: EVERYTHING is projection, but only 100 % !
J~E~S~S
Just a quick note to let you know that I interviewed Gaia's own Carol Skolnick and posted it at my Live on Purpose web site. It's a great informational interview all about The Work of... More »
Jeannette
Michael Neill's recent newsletter got my attention. Not just because I'm a fan of both Michael and Katie , but also because I, too, regularly encourage people to find a perspective that feels better . Often... More »
Marc (Mordechai) Gafni
Realize Your Potential: A Beautiful Unique Manifestation of the Divine! www.marcgafni.com Who IS Marc Gafni? Marc Gafni marc-gafni-bio-picture2 Marc Gafni is a cutting edge spiritual teacher, author, television personality, mediator, corporate consultant, iconoclast, and gentle... More »
tara
do you try to love unconditionally? do you aspire to unconditional love? ... More »
debyemm
Indulge me a bit of release. It has been a week in hell. But I've been simply flowing through. I owe some of this ability to the insights of Byron Katie. I don't fight against... More »
Samme
1. What do you do in your free time? I don't watch tv. I have my quality Gaia time. I read from my Amazon Kindle reader. I do my creativity work, soul work, taichi and... More »
"When you argue with reality you lose - but only 100% of the time."
"Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be cause by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That's not a possibility. It's only when I believe a stressful thought that I get hurt. And I'm the one who's hurting me by believing what I think. This is very good news, because it means that I don't have to get someone else to stop hurting me. I'm the one who can stop hurting me. It's within my power.
What we are doing with inquiry is meeting our thoughts with some simple understanding, finally. Pain, anger, and frustration will let us know when it's time to inquire. We either believe what we think or we question it: there's no other choice. Questioning our thoughts is the kinder way. Inquiry always leaves us as more loving human beings."
Nothing can cost you someone you love. The only thing that can cost you your husband is if you believe a thought. That's how you move away from him. That's how the marriage ends. You are one with your husband until you believe the thought that he should look a certain way, he should give you something, he should be something other than what he is. That's how you divorce him. Right then and there you have lost your marriage.
I don't let go of concepts - I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.
"'Love thy neighbor as thyself.' I always have. I hated me, I hated you."
The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want.
Question your beliefs
The voice within is what I'm married to. All marriage is a metaphor for that marriage. My lover is the place inside me where an honest yes and no come from. That's my true partner. It's always there. And to tell you yes when my integrity says no is to divorce that partner.
The world is perfect. As you question your mind, this becomes more and more obvious. Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed. It can never be fooled into believing that there is one speck out of order.
"There is nothing that isn't true if you believe it, and nothing that is true, believe it or not."
"We are disturbed not by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens." Epictetus... More »
Beyond the mind's conceptualizations lies the Truth of our natural being. Many terms have been used to... More »
This group is for people who are interested in The Work of Byron Katie. If you have... More »
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