If I am practicing spiritual poverty, which says that I own nothing, then the problems aren't mine and neither are the energy and compassion pouring through my heart to try to solve them. I am just a link in the process. If I don't take anything personally, then I can do great work without flagging. The Dalai Lama once said, 'Try with all your might - to work very, very hard - to make the world a better place, and if all your efforts are to no avail . . . no hard feelings!'
I could characterize nearly any spiritual practice as simply this: identify and quit, identify and quit, identify and quit. Identify the myriad forms… - Bo Lozoff
I could characterize nearly any spiritual practice as simply this: identify and quit, identify and quit, identify and quit. Identify the myriad forms…
- Bo Lozoff
The gap between our sincere values and our actual behavior is the source of all self-hatred. - Bo Lozoff
The gap between our sincere values and our actual behavior is the source of all self-hatred.
In some respects, if I had to choose just one (virtue on the spiritual path), I'd feel safest with a sense of humor. We pick ourselves up, dust ours… - Bo Lozoff
In some respects, if I had to choose just one (virtue on the spiritual path), I'd feel safest with a sense of humor. We pick ourselves up, dust ours…
Little by little deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are. - Bo Lozoff
Little by little deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are.
We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment. - Bo Lozoff
We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.
This is the first step toward understanding the process of real, lasting change: simply knowing with certainty that you can do whatever you need to d… - Bo Lozoff
This is the first step toward understanding the process of real, lasting change: simply knowing with certainty that you can do whatever you need to d…
Until we reflect basic kindness in everything we do, our political gestures will be fleeting and fragile. Simple kindness may be the most vital key t… - Bo Lozoff
Until we reflect basic kindness in everything we do, our political gestures will be fleeting and fragile. Simple kindness may be the most vital key t…
Without loving and caring for others, most of us stand little chance of communing with God/the Divine Wisdom, no matter how many years we may spend i… - Bo Lozoff
Without loving and caring for others, most of us stand little chance of communing with God/the Divine Wisdom, no matter how many years we may spend i…
Life, like any other exciting story, is bound to have painful and scary parts, boring and depressing parts, but it's a brilliant story, and it's up t… - Bo Lozoff
Life, like any other exciting story, is bound to have painful and scary parts, boring and depressing parts, but it's a brilliant story, and it's up t…
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