“Power flows to us whenever we need it. It is only the fixation of your assemblage point and your subsequent doings which preclude you from using the power that surrounds us all.”
Source: Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2
“When your mind wanders away from your breath it's not good or bad. It's just doing what it does. Just notice it. Then guide it back to your breath. Help it focus again. That's all. You just have to show it who is in control.”
Source: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
“When one looks at the world directly, the eyes fixate the assemblage point, and no more movement is possible. Under such conditions there can be no fluidity or sobriety. Therefore one should not look at the world directly; that is, one should not stare, but glance around casually and at ease. This is true even if one is using the inner vision to look at one's own inner world.”
Source: Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2
“All that is needed in order to move the assemblage point is, firstly, the knowledge that it is possible; and secondly, sufficient personal power with which to do so.”
Source: Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2
“You need to do the work to make the dream work.”
Source: The Little Book of Greatness: A Parable About Unlocking Your Destiny
“The mind can only work with name or form or image. . . . What I am saying about your true nature is so simple that the mind cannot grasp it. . . . The manifest is seen as light, and the unmanifest as dark, but what *is* is the same thing--That which perceives both.”
Source: Prior to Consciousness
“To truly live is to accept the suchness and oneness of life in whatever form it unfolds.”
“I distinguish five types of indicatorism:
1. performing easy, indicator-improving tasks;
2. avoiding difficult, indicator-worsening tasks;
3. improving an indicator for the short term, at the expense of long-term goals;
4. ignoring tasks not covered by an indicator;
5. manipulating or cheating to improve an indicator.”
Source: The Quantified Society: How our obsession with performance measurement shapes the world we live in
“If we tune into the Holy Spirit, our congregations will tune into the worship.”
“Our musical artistry and leadership of people need to work together to create an environment that welcomes participation instead of causing disengagement.”