Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

Dreams come from the Self. Intuition comes from the Self. Ideas come from the Self. Inspiration comes from the Self.

When we say, “Put your ass where your heart wants to be” in this sense, we mean, “Commit emotionally, psychologically, spiritually to your dream.”

Goethe’s couplets: Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”

They have, in the metaphorical dimension, packed up bag and baggage and “moved” to that place in their hearts where their dream resides. Depth of commitment. Are you “there”? Or are you somewhere else?

Questions for ourselves: “How much do we want it?” “What sacrifices are we willing to make to see this project succeed?” “Have we ‘moved’—lock, stock, and barrel—to our inner Paris?”

“It’s not habit. It’s your life.”

the universe responds to the hero or heroine who takes action and commits. It responds positively. It comes to the hero’s aid.

The ego is your ass. The Self is where your heart wants to be. The Divine Ground is what powers the Self and renders it transcendent. Every chapter in this book leads to one final aspiration. Blow off your ego. Move to your Self. It may help to realize that the inner transformation called for by every great religion from Buddhism to Hinduism to Chr

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