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The Way of Lao-tzu was never to be attached to any tradition that imprisoned our mind because if we hold our center within, we will move with the evolutionary energies of the universe without resistance. These evolutionary energies materialize as synchronicity on the level of the conscious mind- Jason Gregory Effortless Living
we can become attached to our own sense of heroic renunciation. This involves the ego making a show of its own sacrifice, and laying the foundation for a new brand of self-centeredness. Extremes of asceticism, or an impulsive desire to become, or become known as, saintly or selfless may be self-centered parodies of the truly religious life.
Barry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
When you are no longer absorbed in your melodrama but, instead, sit comfortably deep inside the seat of awareness, you will start to feel this flow of energy coming up from deep within. This flow has been called Shakti. This flow has been called Spirit.
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
damyata datta dayadhvam, “Be self-controlled, give, be compassionate.” This passage, boiled down as it is to three potent syllables, da – da – da, caught the imagination of T. S. Eliot; more to the point, it has helped countless seekers down the ages to orient their lives to the supreme goal.
Eknath Easwaran • The Upanishads (Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality Book 2)
The twentieth-century Indian meditation master Sri Nisargadatta encourages us to wholeheartedly enter this path of freedom: “…all I plead with you is this: make love of your self perfect.”
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Contemplating the interconnectedness between our body and our environment, we can help manas transform its delusion and see the truth.