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"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones."

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"The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering."

Ben Okri LIVING CLEAN https://www.minds.com/group/1165910758624018432/feed

December 22, 2024 Acceptance and Change Page 372 "Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves." Basic Text, p. 58 Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the...See more

December 21, 2024 A new way to live Page 371 "When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma.... Either go on as best we can to the bitter ends--jails, institutions, or death--or...See more

December 20, 2024 Willingness to Serve Page 366 "We go from simply showing up and reporting for duty each day to a willingness to serve the greater good in the best way we can." Living Clean, Chapter 3, "Creative Action of the Spirit" A lot of us describe ourselves as having...See more

Love is when the thinker is not. The thinker is not an entity different from thought; thought and the thinker are one. The thinker is the thought. Love is not sensation; it is a flame without smoke. You will know love when you as the thinker are not. You cannot sacrifice yourself, the thinker, for love. There can be no deliberate action for love, because love is not of the mind. J. Krishnamurti Commentaries on Living Series I Chapter 71 `Clarity in Action'

“Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.” ~Sri Ramana Maharshi

Choiceless awareness implies to be aware both objectively, outside, and inwardly, without any choice. Just to be aware of the colours, of the tent, of the trees, the mountains, nature – just to be aware. Not choose, say, ‘I like this’, ‘I don’t like that’ or ‘I want this’, ‘I...See more

December 19, 2024 Living with Our Conscience Page 365 "In the end, we are the ones who must live with our conscience. In order to do so comfortably, we must decide what is, and what is not, morally acceptable in our lives." It Works, Step Ten There's some irony in the fact...See more