The subtler one's awareness, the more powerfully it can heal.
Deepak ChopraRead
I teach people that no matter what the situation is, no matter how chaotic, no matter how much drama is around you, you can heal by your presence if you just stay within your center.
Interpretation
You can find peace and healing in any situation by staying grounded and centered.
This quote by Deepak Chopra emphasizes the importance of maintaining inner stability and emotional balance, regardless of external chaos or drama. It suggests that one's healing and ability to navigate life's challenges stem from a deep connection to one's inner self, highlighting the power of presence and mindfulness in difficult situations.
In practice
During a team meeting when tensions rise, refer to this quote to encourage colleagues to remain centered.
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.
Now I usually try not to give advice. Information, yes, advice, no. But, what has worked for me may not work for you. Well, take for instance what has worked for me. Wigs. Tight clothes. Push up bras.
Awareness, not deprivation, informs what you eat. Presence, not shame, changes how you see yourself and what you rely on.
I'm not trying to counsel any of you to do anything really special except dare to think. And to dare to go with the truth. And to dare to really love completely.
For most of us, I think it's easier to admit doing wrong than being stupid.
Let the fruition of things bless the possession of them, and take no satisfaction in dying but living rich.
Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.
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