Relationships

Never again will we stand on the threshold of a new age.
A feeling of aversion or attachment toward something is your clue that there's work to be done.
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Your body is an absolute mirror of your mind.
Forgiveness, openness and understanding flow naturally where there is compassion.
Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.
Just as you wash your hands before eating, clear your mind before engaging with the world.
Where do we enroll in Life 101? Where are the classes dealing with the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, the failure of a relationship? Unfortunately, those lessons are mostly learned through trial by fire and the school of hard knocks.
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don't you?
Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?
When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce.
Anything that you resent and strongly react to in another is also in you.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
Detachment is being apathetic or aloof to other people, while un-attachment is acknowledging and honoring other people, while choosing not to let them influence your emotional well being. Detached would mean I do not care, while un-attached means I care, although I am not going to alter my emotional state due to your emotions, words, or actions.
Pain is inevitable, yet suffering is optional. It is our heart connections that make all the difference.
Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It's not 'I love you' for this or that reason, not 'I love you if you love me.' It's love for no reason, love without an object.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.