We’re all victimized by the culture that we were born into. This culture doesn’t believe there is any way to be free of suffering. All we believe in, in this culture, is the more pleasure we get the better, the less pain the better. We have to hold on to the stuff that gets us off, and push away the stuff that hurts us. Those methods won’t work very well. This culture doesn’t believe in a love that isn’t based on selfishness. And real love is not based on selfish – it’s based on the true self, who we really are. ~ Krishna Das
August 29th Daily Meditation Moment
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There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.
~ Ernest Hemingway
August 28th Daily Meditation Moment
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The most difficult thing I have ever had to do is follow the guidance I prayed for.
~ Albert Schweitzer
August 27th Daily Meditation Moment
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Silence is truth. Silence is bliss. Silence is peace. And hence Silence is the Self.
~ Ramana Maharshi
August 26th Daily Meditation Moment
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One has to work diligently for a long period of time to stabilize what he has attained. Therefore, continue to practice steadfastly for a prolonged period, and that way attainment will become permanent.
~ Swami Muktananda
August 25th Daily Meditation Moment
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Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
~ Paramahansa Yogananda
August 24th Daily Meditation Moment
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Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, I have fallen but I will get up.
~ Maya Angelou
August 23rd Daily Meditation Moment
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Do not think that enlightenment is going to make you special, it’s not. If you feel special in any way, then enlightenment has not occurred. I meet a lot of people who think they are enlightened and awake simply because they have had a very moving spiritual experience. They wear their enlightenment on their sleeve like a badge of honor. They sit among friends and talk about how awake they are while sipping coffee at a cafe. The funny thing about enlightenment is that when it is authentic, there is no one to claim it. Enlightenment is very ordinary; it is nothing special. Rather than making you more special, it is going to make you less special. It plants you right in the center of a wonderful humility and innocence. Everyone else may or may not call you enlightened, but when you are enlightened the whole notion of enlightenment and someone who is enlightened is a big joke. I use the word enlightenment all the time; not to point you toward it but to point you beyond it. Do not get stuck in enlightenment.
Adyashanti
August 22nd Daily Meditation Moment
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All the sadness and drama you have lived in your life was rooted in making assumptions and taking things personally. The whole war of control between humans is based on that. Take a moment and consider this. ~
~ Miguel Ruiz
August 21st Daily Meditation Moment
August 21, 2022 by
When you become aware of silence, you are surrendering your small will to God’s will, the great Will. Your heart becomes full of humility, patience, and steadfastness.
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda