I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.
Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.
Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.
Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
Changing the world is like trying to straighten a dog's tail. However much you may try, you won't succeed. But although the tail won't straighten, if you keep trying every day, at least you will put on some muscle. Similarly, even though it is difficult to make a change, our effort to do so in itself brings positive results. It will help us change. Without waiting for others to change,if we change ourselves first, that will make a difference. Instead of worrying about results, focus on doing our best in what we are engaged in.
God realization and self-realization are one and the same. God-realization is nothing but the ability and expansiveness of heart to love everything equally.
The modern superstition is that we're free of superstition.
The Republican Party would be really smart to absorb as much of the Tea Party movement as possible.
I constantly felt (as I suppose many an ambitious girl has felt) a thumping from within unanswered by any beckoning from without.
Well you know I've been fan of Tony Hillerman's books for years.