Humanity

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
A feeling of aversion or attachment toward something is your clue that there's work to be done.
Inspiration can come to us at any time and from many sources.
Forgiveness, openness and understanding flow naturally where there is compassion.
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter.
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet.
When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is [continue reading...]
The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.
Each one of us decides to incarnate upon this planet at a particular point in time and space.
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.