“Think about many of the beliefs that you have today and how they have shifted over the years. If fact, many of the beliefs that you now hold were met with revulsion and disgust when you first experienced them.

Can you remember how many people were shocked to see men wearing long hair and earrings when this style of dress was first introduced? Many tried to get these young men banned from schools. They labeled them as sissies and weirdos. Today those same people sport shoulder-length hair themselves and watch football played by mastodons of masculinity with earrings and long hair protruding from their helmets.

Beliefs change. Many of the beliefs that you hold today will be rejected by you in the coming years.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Your Sacred Self”

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“All the power and fulfillment humans yearn for exist in the present moment. In the now is tremendous energy, more than the mind can imagine. Nothing could be closer, yet nothing slips away faster. That is the mystery and the paradox. To solve it, realize that you are this moment. All the power that is present here must be found within.

Everyone has some days full of energy, excitement, and optimism, and other days marked by fatigue, confusion, and pessimism. What makes the difference? Some people think the answer lies in bodily cycles, or the play of random forces, or fate, or luck. But the wizards say the answer lies in your ability to be present. When you are in the moment, you touch the source of life. Time itself flows from this moment and no other. Therefore, if you want to ride the crest of time, you need all the energy you can get, and that energy is found within the moment.”

Deepak Chopra, in “The Way of the Wizard”

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“Take a look at your belief system and see if you are holding yourself back by not believing sufficiently in the universal good. Can you actually, realistically imagine yourself as a successful, satisfied, prosperous, fulfilled person? Can you really open your eyes to the goodness and beauty and abundance that are all around you? Can you imagine this world transformed into a happy, prosperous and enlightened environment in which everyone can flourish?

Unless you can create a context that the world is a good place to be that can potentially work for everyone, you will experience difficulty in creating what you want in your personal life.”

Shakti Gawain, in “Creative Visualization”

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“Social situations often evoke anxiety as well as excitement. This is especially so when we are meeting new people. How can we bridge that gap of awkwardness? How can we begin to know someone better? Some people find it uncomfortable to allow silence into a conversation, while others feel safe only when asking the questions or interacting superficially. And while a casual understanding may be perfectly okay for certain relationships and acquaintances, what is lost when we view the world and others superficially?

There are ways to move beyond shallow-speak and to break out of our individual perspective. The doorway into another’s world can be found when we allow space for silence and deep listening. To venture into and experience this space is to discover that each of us is really the essence of pure meaning and attention.”

Donald Altman, in “The Mindfulness Code”

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“Spiritual awakening is spread by overflow. We cannot force another into higher consciousness. We are all like flower buds – we must open and bloom at our own rate, catalyzed by the warmth of the sun. The best way to support another person in their growth is to love them. They will feel so free and easy in our presence that their blocks to growth will just melt away.

No amount of preaching, teaching, or pressuring will speed up their evolution, and it may even retard it. We may share, offer ideas, and invite if we feel to do so, yet this reaching out must be offered lightly, with an open hand, so that our friend feels completely free to accept our invitation or decline it. That’s the way sharing God has got to be. God must be chosen.”

Alan Cohen, in “The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”

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