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When the mind adjusts to simply staying here, then that mind is not called mind any more. It's just Self. It's only ever Self.

Fasting deals with the two great barriers to the Holy Spirit that are erected by man's carnal nature. These are the stubborn self-will of the soul and the insistent self-gratifying appetites of the body.

Don't try and save yourself. The self that is trying to be saved is not you.

Do not grieve over someone who changes all of the sudden. It might be that he has given up acting and returned to his true self.

Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.

I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me.

A master blesses calamity, for the master knows that from the seeds of disaster (and all experience) comes the growth of self.

True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized.

If I had had to write only about imaginary people, I would have had to close up my typewriter. I wrote about my life in less and less disguise as I grew older, and finally with no disguise - except the disguise we create for ourselves, which is self-deception.

If we look at the world with a deluded body and mind, we will think that our self is permanent. But if we practice correctly and return to our true self, we will realize that nothing is permanent

We must not only be patient with others, infinitely patient, but also with our own poor selves.

Your real, new self (which is Christ's and also yours, and yours just because it is His) will not come as long as you are looking for it. It will come when you are looking for Him.

The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience. Others only delude themselves and thus upset families, churches, and all other relationships. In their self-pride and judgment of others, they show great inconsistency.

To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat _x000D_ is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid that release your past. _x000D_ The more you dance... the more you sweat, the more you pray. The more _x000D_ you pray, the closer you are to ecstasy.

It seems to me that self confidence and the ability to stand one's ground are essential if we want to succeed in life. I am not talking of stupid self-assurance but of an awareness of our inner potential, a certainty that we can always correct our behavior, improve ourselves, enrich ourselves, and that things are never hopeless

Self awakening enables you to see the human scene as it is, not as it appears to be, which frees you of its chaos.

Clarity is essential. Knowing exactly what you want builds your self-confidence immeasurably.

My father taught me that losing your temper is a self-indulgent act.

Remember, as each man and woman is a microcosm reflecting the larger natural world, so healing of the self is also a healing for the world. As above, so below.

What is my task? First of all, my task is to be pleasing to Christ. To be empty of self and be filled with Himself. To be filled with the Holy Spirit; to be led by the Holy Spirit.

I have managed to establish an identity that is based on my internal self, and for that I feel tremendously lucky.