The subtler one's awareness, the more powerfully it can heal.
Deepak ChopraRead
Real bliss is to have peace of mind.
Interpretation
True happiness comes from a calm and peaceful mind.
This quote by Deepak Chopra emphasizes that genuine contentment and joy, or 'bliss', stem from inner peace. It suggests that rather than seeking external sources of happiness, one should cultivate a tranquil state of mind to attain real fulfillment in life.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a meditation group discussion.
The subtler one's awareness, the more powerfully it can heal.
To promote the healing response, you must get past all the grosser levels of the body - cells, tissues, organs and systems -- and arrive at a junction point between mind and matter, the point where consciousness actually starts to have an effect.
It is only because you take your mind to be yourself, and make it dwell on what you are not, that you lose your sense of well-being.
The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.
According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness. The first symptom is that you stop worrying. Things don't bother you anymore. You become light hearted and full of joy. The second symptom is that you encounter more and more meaningful coincidences in your life, more and more synchronicities. And this accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous.
I will practice acceptance. Today I will accept people, situations, circumstances, and events as they occur. I will know that this moment is as it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. My acceptance is total and complete. I accept things as they are this moment, not as I wish they were.
The thing is, my appearance β thatβs never been my moneymaker. Iβm fine being small. Iβm fine being all the things I am. And Iβm happy Iβm not supposed to be on the 50 Most Beautiful list all the time, because that would be super f**king stressful.
Nobody looks perfect. We have to find peace with the way we look and get on with life.
To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
There's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.
Each of us has much for which to be grateful if we will but pause and contemplate our blessings.
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