![]() The peaceful warrior’s way is not about invulnerability, but absolute vulnerability–to the world, to life, and to the Presence you felt. “You haven’t yet opened your heart fully, to life, to each moment. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.” It’s only power over you is to draw your attention our of the present.” But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. Moderation…is lukewarm tea, the devil’s own brew.” It’s for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It’s the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. “Moderation? It’s mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. “Be happy now, without reason – or you never will be at all.” ![]() But remember that the timing is in god’s hands, not yours.” Be gentle with yourself as you would with a child. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change harsh self-criticism only holds the pattern in place, creating a stubborn and defensive Basic Self. “The first step to change,… is accepting your reality right now. No one does! So be happy now, without reason–or you will never be at all.” You don’t have more than a few years left. “Wake up! If you knew for certain you had a terminal illness–if you had little time left to live–you would waste precious little of it! Well, I’m telling you…you do have a terminal illness: It’s called birth. ![]() Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.” they don’t want you to find your own answers. “Everything you’ll ever need to know is within you the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.” Stress happens when your mind resists what is… The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds. Events may create physical pain, but they do not in themselves create suffering. “Pain is a relatively objective, physical phenomenon suffering is our psychological resistance to what happens. “If you don’t get what you want, you suffer if you get what you don’t want, you suffer even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.” – Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.” – Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. – Paradox: Life is a mystery don’t waste your time trying to figure it out. ![]() “Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. “A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does” You are the world, you are the universe you are yourself and everyone else, too! It’s all the marvelous Play of God. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. No need to resist life, just do your best. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. ![]() There is no problem, never was, and never will be. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. “There is no need to search achievement leads to nowhere. “The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.” ![]()
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