you are not your labels

you are not the labels that you and other people have put on you

external events

external events do not have the power to hurt you

natural urge

we have a natural urge to be free and love, but not to be loved

the nature of rain

the nature of rain is the same, yet it produces thorns in the marsh and flowers in the garden - old Arab saying

change

the one who would be constant in happiness must frequently change - Confucious

preferences not desires

when you go through life with preferences not desires, and don't let your happiness depend on them, then you are awake

those who know

those who know, do not say
those who say, do not know

a process of subtraction

God is not attained by a process of addition to anything in the sould but by a process of subtraction - Meister Eckhard

useful negative feelings

Every negative feeling is useful for awareness. They give you the opportunity to watch it from the outside.

When you change, everything changes

1. Get in touch with negative feelings that you're not even aware of.
2. Understand that the feeling is in you, not in reality.
3. Never identify with that feeling.
4. Understand that you are the one that needs to change, not reality.

When you change, everything changes

happiness is our natural state

Happiness is our natural state. It is the natural state of little children before they become conditioned. Drop your conditioning and become happy.

don't seek the truth

don't seek the truth - just drop your opinions

be aware

be aware of what you're saying
be aware of what you're doing
be aware of what you're thinking
be aware of how you're acting
be aware of what your motives are
be aware of your reactions

self made up of I and me

the self is made up of I and me.

I is the observer and doesn't identify with me. It is detached, never threatened and sensitive to people and the things around you. It is objective and has no illusions.

me is constantly changing and contains your thoughts, your body, your name, your religion. It is reactive and is your conditioned self.

the aim is to increase the I and to decrease the me