The subtler one's awareness, the more powerfully it can heal.
Deepak ChopraRead
It is the nature of babies to be in bliss.
Interpretation
Babies naturally experience happiness and joy, reflecting their unconditioned state of being.
This quote by Deepak Chopra emphasizes that the inherent state of infants is one of blissful contentment, untouched by the complexities and stresses of adult life. It suggests that as we grow, we often lose this natural state, and it invites us to reconnect with that innate joy and simplicity that babies embody.
In practice
This quote can inspire a mindfulness workshop focused on rediscovering joy.
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.
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions based on someone else's idea of our happiness - what will make you a good citizen or a good wife or daughter or actress. Nobody says, 'Just be happy - go be a cobbler or go live with goats.'
Money doesn't buy happiness, Gytha." "I only wanted to rent it for a few weeks!
I'm proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.
Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone.
Happiness and peace of mind are a matter of consciousness. We must create the harmony we desire. As we raise our level of consciousness we become more in tune with the true nature of our being. This type of awareness is not an accident; it comes from study and an understanding that we are truly creative.
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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