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Stephen Levine was an American poet, born on July 17, 1937, and passed away on January 17, 2016. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and philosophical insights, and has been beloved by readers worldwide.

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“We have allowed ourselves very little space for not-knowing. Very seldom do we have the wisdom not-to-know, to lay the mind open to deeper understanding. When confusion occurs in the mind, we identify with it and say we are confused…Confusion arises because we fight against our not-knowing, which experiences each moment afresh without preconceptions or expectations.”

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“The demons aren't the noise. They are our aversion to the noise...when you can accept discomfort, doing so allows a balance of mind. That surrender, that letting go of wanting anything to be other than it is right in the moment, is what frees us from hell.”

Mind Moments Accepting Hell Balance Letting Go Surrender Noise Demon Discomfort Aversion

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“[D]etachment means letting go and nonattachment means simply letting be. (95)”

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“People ask what must they become to be loving. The answer is ‘nothing.’ It is a process of letting go of what you thought you had become and allowing your true nature to float to the surface naturally.”

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“Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do. It is also the most fruitful. To heal means to meet ourselves in a new way -- in the newness of each moment where all is possible and nothing is limited to the old.”

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Book:Healing into Life and Death

Source: Healing into Life and Death

About the Author

Born: July 17, 1937
Died: January 17, 2016
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 88

Books & Sources

Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious DyingRelated source material

A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your LastRelated source material

A Gradual AwakeningRelated source material

Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of AwakeningRelated source material

Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the HeartRelated source material

Healing into Life and DeathRelated source material

Geleitete Meditationen.Related source material

Guided Meditations, Explorations and HealingsRelated source material

Meetings at the edge: dialogues with the grieving and the dying, the healing and the healedRelated source material

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