 Attachments
February brings on the challenges of letting go of that which we don’t want so we can continue to use our affirmations from last month to manifest what we do want.
The more you dwell on what you don’t want, the more of it you create. The things about yourself or your life that you have always disliked are probably still with you
Hay, Louise. (1984, p 75-76) You Can Heal Your Life. Hay House, Inc. Carson, CA
Anything that really frightens you ...indicates your attachment and resistance. It is a clue to your own enlightenment. Golas, Thaddeus (1972, p 60) The Lazy Man's guide to Enlightenment NY Bantom Books
Hating something ties you to it...start by loving what your have. Roman, S. (1986, p. 11) Personal Power through Awareness. Tiburon, CA, H.J.Kramer, Inc.
Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
1. All life is imbued with suffering
2. The cause of all suffering is attachment
3. The relief of suffering comes from the cessation of attachment
4. The cessation of attachment comes from following the eightfold path, a prescription for ethical living and mental training aimed at full enlightenment. in Walsh, Roger and Vaughan, Frances, Editors. (1980) Beyond Ego: Transpersonal Dimensions in Psychology Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, Inc, p 172.
What you put your attention on grows! Hay, Louise. (1984, p 75) You Can Heal Your Life. Hay House, Inc. Carson, CA
"Negative attachments, Richard. If you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production out of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking. That's all there is to it." Don to Richard in Illusions Bach, Richard, (1977 p. 119), Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah. New York. Dell Publishing Co.
When we can surrender into the moment without any attachment anywhere, so that anything that arises is seen with a soft, non-judging mind, we experience our completeness. Levine, Stephen (1979) A Gradual Awakening . New York: Anchor Books. P 53
Mind and Matter -"you can be absolutely certain that the things that occupy a man's mind will soon be part of life, if they are not already. Anderson, US (1961, p 109) The Magic in Your Mind N. Hollywood, CA, Hal Leighton Printing Co.
Destiny -" each person is involved in becoming that thing that his subconscious mind wills him to be...the only way to change our destiny is to change the aims of our subconscious
Anderson, US (1961, p 93) The Magic in Your Mind N. Hollywood, CA, Hal Leighton Printing Co.
"For surely we become like the things in which we believe. Our thoughts make us what we are. We take on the characteristics of our convictions."
Bach, Marcus (1983 p25) The Will to believe. Science of Mind Publications, 3251 West Sixth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020
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This year our article series consists of a monthly selection of our favorite quotations, plus references to the books these wonderful quotes came from. We hope you will find each month a quote that helps you in your personal Life Journey. 