Inspiration can come to us in any form at any time: from within, from without, through ancient scripture and words spoken for the first time today, from the forest floor and the starry sky, your best friend and your perceived enemy. For this reason, the skill of calm awareness is one of your greatest allies and reveals a vital truth: Life is actually communicating with you all the time.
I hope you will enjoy this diverse collection of uplifting words.
Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing make you afraid.
There is a secret place;
a radiant sanctuary.
This magnificent refuge is inside you.
Behind the screen of mind
is the realm of unchanging awareness;
silent, vast and perfect.
The wise leave aside
the incessant murmurings of the mind
and merge themselves here
in the infinite stillness of Being.
Worry pretends to be necessary
but serves no useful purpose.
What would you have to let go of,
to be at peace right now?
What you think is a truth about you
that you need to keep hidden,
is simply a belief about you
that you are free to discard.
The present moment is not an atom of time
but an atom of eternity.
We are here to find
that dimension within ourselves
that is deeper than thought.
I have decided to stick with love.
Hate is too great a burden to carry.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free
and discover that the prisoner was you.
Judge nothing, you will be happy.
Forgive everything, you will be happier.
Love everything, you will be happiest.
Your vision will become clear when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Wisdom from A Course in Miracles
I am not a victim of the world I see.
It is my thoughts alone that cause me pain.
I defend a thought system
that has hurt me,
and that I no longer want.
I am willing to let it go.
Look lovingly upon the present,
for it holds the only things that are forever true.
Those who offer peace to everyone
have found a home in their hearts
the world cannot destroy.
You dwell not here,
but in eternity.
You travel only in dreams,
while safe at home.