“I used to think the reason I'd like to stop letting fear run my life was that it felt so bad to be afraid, and also that it was pointless - possibly wasted, if the feared thing never did materialize. But now that fear has packed its miserable bags and is running out the door, making slamming noises to call attention to itself, I begin to see how much room fear has occupied. What opportunity opens up!” IfsThinkingReasonRunningUsedOpportunityFeltFearRoomsAttentionDoorsNoiseMiserableBagsPointless Book:The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is Source: The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is
“If you tell yourself there is a path you need to travel, that it will take time to get where you want to go-that there is a distance between you and the fully realized state-then the path can become a way of holding liberation at arm's length.” IfsWayWantNeedsStatesPathArmsDistanceLiberationLengthTake Time Book:When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening Source: When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening
“There are many kinds of knowledge, only one of them worth everything, only one of them not subject to opinion or degree or damage. If you come to that, you will know what I mean. If you don't, listen to someone who has.” IfsKnowsKindMeanOpinionSubjectsDegreesDamage Book:When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening Source: When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening