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Why does the mind habitually deny or resist the Now? Because it cannot function and remain in control without time, which is past and future, so it perceives the timeless Now as threatening. Time and mind are in fact inseparable.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (1997)
The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be; otherwise, you will be forced to relive the past again and again.
Oneness With All Life: Inspirational Selections from A New Earth (2008)
When you listen to a thought, you are aware not only of the thought but also of yourself as the witness of the thought. A new dimension of consciousness has come in. p. 17
The Power of Now (1997)
Instead of asking "what do I want from life?", a more powerful question is, "what does life want from me?"
A New Earth (2005)
Right now we are being given the experience we need to raise our consciousness.
A New Earth (2005)
Every outer purpose is doomed to “fail” sooner or later, simply because it is subject to the law of impermanence of all things.
The Power of Now (1997)
Be present as the watcher of your mind.
The Power of Now (1997)
Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?
A New Earth (2005)
Physical violence would be impossible without deep unconsciousness. It can also occur easily whenever and wherever a crowd of people or even an entire nation generates a negative collective energy field.
You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now.
A New Earth (2005)
A new species is arising on the planet. It is arising now, and you are it!
A New Earth (2005)
Being must be felt. It can't be thought.
A New Earth (2005)
The reason why you don't put your hand in the fire is not because of fear, it's because you know you'll get burned. You don't need fear to avoid an unnecessary danger, just a minimum of intelligence and common sense.
The Power of Now (1997)
The ego … reduces the present to a means to an end.
The Power of Now (1997)
The past gives you an identity and the future holds the promise of salvation. … Both are illusions.
The Power of Now (1997)
Cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being. p. 24
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (1997)
The interconnectedness of all things: Buddhists have always known it and physicists now confirm it. Nothing that happens is an isolated event, it only appears to be. The more we judge and label it, the more we isolate it.
Stillness Speaks (2003)
Are you polluting the world or cleaning up the mess? You are responsible for your inner space; nobody else is... p. 53
The Power of Now (1997)
Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" - and find that there is no death. p. 34
The Power of Now (1997)
Collective human consciousness and life on our planet are intrinsically connected. “A new heaven” is the emergence of a transformed state of human consciousness, and “a new earth” is its reflection in the physical realm.
A New Earth (2005)