“Our life is composed of events and states of mind. How ewe appraise our life from our deathbed will be predicated not only on what came to us in life but how we lived with it. It will not be simply illness or health, riches or poverty, good luck or bad, which ultimately define whether we believe we have had a good life or not, but the quality of our relationship to these situations: the attitudes of our states of mind. (34)” MindBelieveStatesLife IsAttitudeQualitySituationPovertyOur LivesEventsLuckIllnessRichesGood LifeState Of MindOur RelationshipGood LuckDeathbedAppraise Author:Stephen Levine
“I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table; indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.'; They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason; they just love.” BelieveHeartKindMayLongReasonUseSeemsDiesGraceAtheismParticularTablesAtheistMeritSeatsBargainsRipeSupperJust SmileSmile Because Author:Stephen Levine
“There is nothing noble about suffering except the love and forgiveness with which we meet it. Many believe that if they are suffering they are closer to God, but I have met very few who could keep their heart open to their suffering enough for that to be true. (124)” IfsBelieveHeartEnoughSufferingMetsNobleBeing TrueOpennessLove And Forgiveness Book:A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last Source: A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last
“Until we find out who was born this time around, it seems irrelevant to seek earlier identities. I have heard many people speak of who they believe they were in previous incarnations, but they seem to have very little idea of who they are in this one. . . . Let’s take one life at a time. Perhaps the best way to do that is to live as though there were no afterlife or reincarnation. To live as though this moment was all that was allotted. (132)” PeopleWayBelieveLittlesIdeasMomentsSeemsSpeakBornHeardIdentityBest WayAfterlifeReincarnationIrrelevantRebirthIncarnation Book:A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last Source: A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last
