NO ONE IS MORE HATED THAN HE WHO SPEAKS THE TRUTH. PLATO
WHEN the student is ready the teacher appears. When the student is truly ready, the teacher disappears. LAO TZU
PAIN AND SUFFERING are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
THE PRICE good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. PLATO
LEARN to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. ELIZEBETH KUBLER-ROSS
EMMA GOLDDMAN 1869-1940. “Anarchism and other Essays”.
PEOPLE have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want & the courage to take.
THE MOST VIOLENT ELEMENT IN SOCIETY IS IGNORANCE.
“All government in essence,” say Emerson, “is tyranny.” It matters not whether it is government by divine right or majority rule. in every instance its aim is the absolute subordination of the individual.
THE STATE is the pillar of capitalism & it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it.
IF ELECTIONS REALLY CHANGED ANYTHING, THEY WOULD BE OUTLAWED.
‘WHAT I BELIEVE’ is a process rather than a finality. Finalities are for gods and governments, not for the human intellect.
Leonard Jacobson 1944—“Journey Into Now” “In Search of the Light”.
WE ARE ON A JOURNEY of becoming that which we already are. That is the impossible paradox of our lives.
THE MOST IMPORTANT KEY to awakening is to learn the art of being present. It is only from presence that you can be unconditionally loving & accepting of yourself.
THE PAST IS GONE. THE FUTURE NEVER ARRIVES. IN TRUTH, THERE IS NO LIFE OUTSIDE OF THIS MOMENT.
YOU GET LOST because you think there is somewhere to go. If you give up believing in a goal or a destination, then you cannot get lost. in the present moment, there is no destination.
THE only moment ever available to you is the present moment. Everything else is memory or imagination.
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IS DESIGNED TO AWAKEN US. EVERYTHING.
WHEN YOU BECOME PRESENT, your mind is silent. There is no agenda. You are not holding onto anything. you are not seeking anything. You are just here with what is and it is enough.
AS YOU TRANSITION from the past & future world of the mind to the awakened world of now, you will begin to experience yourself in an entirely new way. A way that is free of the pain and limitations of the past & free of anxiety about the future. And you will begin to experience the abundance that is ever present in each moment.
YOU CAN LIVE IN A HOUSE BUT YOUR REAL HOME IS INSIDE YOU.
WHEN you are caught in the mind, you past defines you. When you are present, you are beyond definition.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANGER. Anger is a beautiful emotion, as valid and rich as joy or laughter. But you have been taught to repress your anger. Your anger has been condemned. If anger is unexpressed, it will slowly poison you. The key is to know how to express your anger. do not throw it out onto any one. No one is responsible for your anger. Simply express your anger. Beat up a cushion. Go for a run. Express your anger to a tree. Dance your anger. Enjoy it.
AS each one of us awakens, it is like a light going on, followed by another light, another light and another light. The darkness of human unconsciousness is slowly, gradually and gently lit, until there comes a day when there is more light than dark, more consciousness than unconsciousness, more joy than pain. . . . more truth than illusion. That would indeed be a day for celebration.