“Dr Chopra moves us from the mundane lives that trap many of us to the sacred insights offered by our souls.” —Mehmet C. Oz, bestselling co-author of You: The Owner’s Manual
“A sudden burst of love must be expressed and acted upon, or else it disappears, and ordinary life takes over once more.”
There are three ways to break down old conditioning: reflection, contemplation, and meditation.Highlighted by 377 Kindle customers
Reflection—taking a second look at old habits, beliefs, and assumptions. Contemplation—focusing on a thought or image until it expands as far as it can. Meditation—finding the level of the mind that isn’t conditioned.Highlighted by 303 Kindle customers
wisdom isn’t something you learn, it’s something you become.)Highlighted by 255 Kindle customers
The key to transformation is that you create the change you want to see in yourself (which echoes Gandhi’s advice that you must become the change you want to see in the world).Highlighted by 254 Kindle customers
Healthy energy is flowing, flexible, dynamic, balanced, soft, associated with positive feelings. Unhealthy energy is stuck, frozen, rigid, brittle, hard, out of balance, associated with negative emotions.Highlighted by 224 Kindle customers
You can decide to see with love and understanding, acceptance and tolerance. When you do, these qualities exert a force on your surroundings that benefits everything and everyone.Highlighted by 221 Kindle customers
The highest correlation for reaching ninety or hundred years of age in good shape is emotional resilience, the ability to bounce back from life’s setbacks. That fits neatly with one of the qualities of healthy energy: flexibility.Highlighted by 218 Kindle customers
Your body’s whole purpose is to join the visible and invisible realms, and intelligence isn’t the only force that wants to express itself through you. So do creativity, truth, beauty, and love.Highlighted by 211 Kindle customers
Your body is boundless. It is channeling the energy, creativity, and intelligence of the entire universe. At this moment, the universe is listening through your ears, seeing through your eyes, experiencing through your brain. Your purpose for being here is to allow the universe to evolve.Highlighted by 193 Kindle customers
Awareness is where meaning happens. If you want to change your body, a change in awareness must come first. Awareness acts like an invisible force, the most powerful one in your body. It moves energy while seeming to do nothing. Here we have the breakthrough we needed, because awareness can turn unhealthy energy into healthy energy entirely on its own. That is its unique magic.Highlighted by 146 Kindle customers
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