those trees are not just trees; they are my lungs. those rivers are not just rivers; they are my circulation. this earth is my body, this air is my breath, and the fire in my heart is the fire in the stars.

Power, Freedom & Grace. chapter 2 - who am I?

we are infinite consciousness with a localized point of view. & yet our whole system of thought divides the observer from the observed; it divides the infinite consciousness into a world of objects separated by space & time. the intellect imprisons us in a cage of fictitious images, a suffocating web of space, time & causation. as a result we lose touch with the true nature of our reality, which is powerful, immortal & free.

we are all prisoners of the intellect. & the intellect's mistake in one simple sentence is this: It mistakes the image of reality for reality itself. it squeezes the soul into the volume of a body, into the span of a lifetime, & the spell of mortality is cast. the image of the self overshadows the unbounded Self, & we feel cut off or disconnected from infinite consciousness, our source. this is the beginning of fear, the onset of suffering, & all of the problems of humanity, from our minor insecurities to our major catastrophes, such as war, terrorism, & all other acts of human degradation. to one who is trapped in the prison of the intellect, all is indeed suffering. but the cause of suffering can be adverted. ignorance of our real nature causes the inner self to be obscured, but when ignorance is destroyed, the powerful, unbounded nature of the inner self is revealed.

‘in its highest expression, your love is so powerful that it calls upon god to show his (or herself) to you. the yearning heart finds ultimate peace by uniting with the heart of creation’ ~ Deepak Chopra

unlearning & the book of secrets.

renounce your old perceptions

perception is the world; the world is perception

the world is in you

your life is a product of your awareness

on some dimension or other, every event in life can be causing only one of two things: either it is good for you, or it is bringing up what you need to look at in order to create good for you.

let go:
make the most of every experience
don't obsess over right & wrong decisions
stop defending your self image
go beyond risks
make no decision when in doubt
see the possibilities in whatever happens
find the stream of joy

instead of looking for sensory overload that lasts forever, you'll find that the experiences need to be enabled at the level of meaning & emotion

if you want to fully experience life, you must close the circle

it is much simpler not to have beliefs, which means being open to life as it comes your way, going with your own intelligence instead of stored judgments

in truth, suffering persists only to the extent that we allow ourselves to remain lost in our own creation

a healing relationship is based on awareness; in it both partners work to break old habits promoting suffering. they have to walk a fine line because compassion means that you appreciate the suffering someone else is experiencing, as well as your own. yet as the same time there has to be detachment, making sure that suffering, no matter how real, isnt the dominant reality. the attitudes that make for a healing relationship become part of a vision you hold for yourself & the other person.