“With whatever time is left to you, play your part well — perfectly. Play it as you want to be remembered. No more can anyone ask of us or can we ask of ourselves.”
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“The ancient sages tell us that it is only through daily self-renewal of character that we can attain and continue at the height of our powers.”
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“Mentally focus your attention on the part of you that needs healing. Now slowly take a deep breath, slowly filling your lungs to capacity while you send the oxygen to the part of you that needs healing. Now slowly breathe out, visualizing the ailing part being healed.”
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“The way to peace is to be peaceful.”
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“You suffered, not realizing that the events were part of the plan to give you strength, wisdom, and good fortune.”
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“An event is just an event. How you respond to the event determines its outcome in your life.”
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“When we use our mind, not our brain, to think, to imagine, to plan, to wonder about existence, we are drawing upon the Taoversal consciousness that streams through us.”
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“In order for there to be light, there must first exist non - light or total darkness. Nowhere in the Taoverse would there be light. No stars. Total darkness. Zero light. The blackest of the black. Therefore light exists in total darkness.”
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“When we are proud of someone, they bask in the glow of our appreciation, as do we when we are appreciated.”
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“Our destiny is not fixed. It’s a moving destiny, one that we constantly influence and shape as we move along our path toward enlightenment.”
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“You change your future and influence it by how you are being every moment.”
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“Everything that was created changes. But time was not created. Time does not change. Time does not “ do ” anything. Time is a word we use to describe what existence exists in.”
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“Your destiny is constantly changing according to your actions.”
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“Your destiny was billions of years in the making.”
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“If you hurt someone intentionally, you changed your karmic destiny. If you were mean to someone, your karmic destiny changed to take into account what your meanness would create in your life and in the life of the person you were mean to — a constantly moving, shifting panorama of destinies.”
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“Karma is Tao’s response to the sum of your actions.”
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“As you transition at the end of this life, your physical body will begin its slow transformation into the substances that will support other living things. Your consciousness, however, will not transform. It is already a complete entity unto itself.”
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“Living your life authentically means living your life being true to what is highest and best within you without misrepresentation.”
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“Living authentically means living as the real you without deception. It means you are the person you say you are, not the person you want people to believe you are or the person others expect you to be.”
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“As long as you treat seemingly bad things as though they are truly bad, you give them the power to be bad.”
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“So everything that has happened to you, that will happen to you, that is happening to you is perfect for you. Treat it that way, and your whole existence will change — perfectly.”
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“Once you have gotten all you need from a situation, it passes out of your life, never to return.”
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“The person with a joyous heart is a treasure to be with, a wellspring of inspiration, and a fit companion.”
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“When we are joyous of heart, we hear a resonance in the songs of the birds, see resonance in the opening of a flower, and feel it in the pressure of a friend’s hand.”
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“Taking control of your life begins with taking control of your thoughts.”
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“Do not allow your brain to infect your mind with visions of ill health, problems, unhappiness, and conflict. You are in charge. Do not succumb to loading your brain with garbage.”
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“We’ve been slaves to what’s stored in our brain for so long that it takes a herculean effort to clear it out. But it is essential for a good life that you do.”
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“Now almost fifty years have passed since I discovered the I Ching, and I still read it regularly and use it as a guide. The wisdom of the I Ching is inexhaustible. As for the ability to obtain guidance from Tao, well, I don’t know how anyone can get along without it.”
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“Through a specific method of dividing forty - nine yarrow stalks (stems of the milfoil plant), we can receive answers to our questions, obtain direction, anticipate changes, avoid dangers, and take the correct action to bring about the most beneficial results.”
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“Everything in existence is flowing through the six stages of change.”
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“Once you learn how to work with the I Ching, there will be no need to hopelessly wonder whether or not you should consider a relationship with someone, start a particular business, move to a particular neighborhood, or go to a particular place on vacation, or take a particular action.”
“Enlightenment is knowing Who You Are in relation to All - That - Is. There is nothing in the Taoverse more the Taoverse than you. You always were; you will always be.”
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“If you are having trouble in some areas of your life or are feeling a bit of unhappiness , that could be because some of what you currently believe about life is not in keeping with the laws that govern our cosmos , one of which is that everything that occurs in your life will ultimately be of maximum benefit to you .”
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“You are not your body.”
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“We developed a capacity for language 50,000 to 100,000 years ago . The first modern humans began migrating out of Africa as much as 120,000 years ago . Once upon a time , almost all of us lived in Africa . And we were all black .”
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“If what you believe about God fits what I believe about Tao as the Creator of our Taoverse , then , yes , our God is the same , names only making them seem different.”
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“The word universe suggests that the totality of created existence is a defined space . It’s not . The ball we’ve been talking about exploded into already - existing space — Tao’s space.”
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“Tao also provides you with information and ideas , arranges meetings and opportunities , and pressures you with adversity when you have strayed from the evolutionary path that establishes your destiny on planet Earth.”
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“As you progress along your path , instead of being worried or uncertain about your future , you will look forward to it with anticipation.”
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“The image you hold of yourself will be changed for the better . Your efforts will be changed for the better . Your results will be changed for the better . You will be changed for the better.”
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“Your consciousness is part of Tao’s consciousness . Once you become fully aware of that , the concept you hold of yourself will be altered . You will think differently , feel differently , and act differently . That is the most important concept of our conversation.”
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“When you walk into a room full of people, it is Who You Think You Are who walks into the room.”
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“As long as you are angry or upset over an event, you will be unable to perceive its beneficial aspects, and you may wear yourself out with unnecessary resistance.”
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“You are the author of every next moment.”
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“You’re on a journey to reach a goal of unimaginable worth and promise, and you can’t be burdened with cumbersome pride or ego.”
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“Consciousness is in your brain, your mind, and your body. And because that is true, you are the transmission - and - receiving station for communication with Tao.”
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“If you would be happy and content, you must let go of regret and resentment. Any regret or resentment for what has been done to you or even for harmful things you have done to others dispels your happiness.”
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“What we call “ revelations ” is a correct term because the information or the idea is revealed to us. We downloaded it from Tao’s bank of wisdom and information.”
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“All new information comes from Tao. All old information came from Tao.”
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“It would be wonderful when you get a new idea, one that you’re grateful for if you gave a nod to Tao, an acknowledgment. You get more new ideas that way.”
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