Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears
Instead of being uncaring, we actually come into a deeper and more intimate relationship with what’s happening. We become very deeply connected. We find ourselves able, in the moment of someone’s actual pain or in the middle of our own suffering, to connect very intimately, very purely, without any resistance. This opens up a door within us for an
... See moreAdyashanti • Falling into Grace: Insights on the End of Suffering
nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know…nothing ever really attacks us except our own confusion. perhaps there is no solid obstacle except our own need to protect ourselves from being touched. maybe the only enemy is that we don’t like the way reality is now and therefore wish it would go away fast. but what we find as pr... See more
Pema Chodron • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
The alternative is when the stuff starts to come up, the second you feel that change, relax. Don’t even wait until you know what it’s about; just relax and let go. You can work with samskaras at the energetic level rather than the mental level. This is much deeper.
Michael A. Singer • Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
We lay the foundations of Radical Acceptance by recognizing when we are caught in the habit of judging, resisting and grasping, and how we constantly try to control our levels of pain and pleasure. We lay the foundations of Radical Acceptance by seeing how we create suffering when we turn harshly against ourselves, and by remembering our intention
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