You deserve every ounce of happiness life has to offer. You ask why? The fact that you are breathing and living means the nature wants you; the universe wants you. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone screws up at some point, but it doesn't mean you are a disaster. Don't let anyone drill fear in you by making you feel any less. To quote Jesus Christ, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." Don't be afraid of your immense potential, your happiness. Go claim it.
 
Bite down on your mouthpiece and say, "Let's go."
~from A Fistful of Love, Om Swami
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A Fistful of Love: Wisdom and Humour From A Monk's Bowl by Om Swami

A man was sitting with his friends in a local inn. After a couple of drinks, he asked his friends, “Do you love me?” “Of course, we do,” they replied. “So do you know what I need?” No one answered. “If you don’t know what I need then how can you say you love me?”


To love and to be loved is the most basic human need. No wonder we are attracted to people who give us attention, care about us, and love us. Yet, love also remains the greatest challenge in most relationships. Why?


A Fistful of Love is a collection of insightful, thought-provoking nuggets of wisdom appreciated by millions around the world. This book is full of humour and narratives most beautifully woven into learnings of life that will make you stop and think. 

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Self-luminous Atman, by the power of its own Maya imagines itself in itself. He alone is aware of the objects. This is the conclusion of the Vedanta

~Sri Gaudapada

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There is a way of loving not
attached to what is loved.Observe
how water is with

the ground, always moving toward
the ocean, though the ground tries
to hold water’s foot

and not let it go. This is how we are
with wine and beautiful food,
wealth and power,

or just a dry piece of bread: we
want and we get drunk with
wanting, then the headache

and bitterness afterward. Those
prove that the attachment took hold
and held you back. Now you

proudly refuse help. “My love is
pure. I have an intuitive union with
God. I don’t need

anyone to show me how to be
free!” This is not the case. A love
with no object

is a true love. All else, shadow
without substance. Have you seen
someone fall in

love with his own shadow? That’s
what we’ve done. Leave partial
loves and find one

that’s whole. Where is someone
who can do that? They’re so rare,
those hearts that carry
the blessing and lavish it over everything
~from The Soul of Rumi, Coleman Barks
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The Soul of Rumi by Coleman Barks

Inside A Lover's Heart There's Another World, And Yet Another

Rumi's masterpieces have inspired countless people throughout the centuries, and Coleman Barks's exquisite renderings of the thirteenth-century Persian mystic are widely considered the definitive versions for our time. Barks's translations capture the inward exploration and intensity that characterize Rumi's poetry, making this unique voice of mysticism and desire contemporary while remaining true to the original poems. In this volume readers will encounter the essence of Sufism's insights into the experience of divine love, wisdom, and the nature of both humanity and God.

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You are much more than your mind. You may think your mind is running the show. But that is only because you have trained your mind to think in this way. You can also untrain and retrain this tool of yours.
Your mind is a tool for you to use in any way you wish. The way you now use your mind is only a habit, and habits, any habits, can be changed if we want to do so, or even if we only know it is possible to do so.
Quiet the chatter of your mind for a moment, and really think about this concept:
YOUR MIND IS A TOOL YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE ANY WAY YOU WISH.
~from You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay
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You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

You Can Heal Your Life, the definitive bestselling book on self-healing, has transformed the lives of millions of people. This is a book that people credit with profoundly altering their awareness of the impact that the mind has on our health and wellbeing.

In this inspirational work, world renowned teacher Louise L. Hay offers profound insight into the relationship between the mind and the body. Exploring the way that limiting thoughts and ideas control and constrict us, she offers us a powerful key to understanding the roots of our physical diseases and discomforts.This practical self-help guide will change the way you think forever!

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