“To allow yourself your own experience is the greatest act of self love” SelfSelf Love Author:John Welwood
“Meditation provides a way of learning how to let go. As we sit, the self we've been trying to construct and make into a nice, neat package continues to unravel.” WayTryingSelfInspirationPracticeNiceMeditationLetting GoConstructsPackagesNeatMeditation PracticeMeditation And Yoga Author:John Welwood
“I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to take delight in and appreciate, and to be at one with--our selves, others, and life itself. Openness--the heart's pure, unconditional yes--is love's essence. And warmth is love's basic expression, arising as a natural extension of this yes--the desire to reach out and touch, connect with, and nourish what we love.” HeartRealSelfDesireNaturalAwarenessExpressionPureAppreciateEssenceDelightContactOpennessWarmthReach OutExtensionsUnconditionalPerfect LoveDefine Love Author:John Welwood
“Cult leaders are often self-styled prophets who have not studied with great teachers or undergone lengthy training or discipline themselves. . . Many of the most dangerous cultic figures of our times have no such stabilizing context of tradition, lineage or transmission, but are self-proclaimed gurus who sway their followers through their charismatic talents. . . .” SelfLeaderTeacherTalentDangerousFiguresDisciplineTrainingTraditionOur TimeProphetFollowersCultGuruGreat TeacherTransmissionCharismaticLineageLengthy Author:John Welwood