I'm just gonna go straight to the good stuffs.
"When we let go completely of our ego and our demands, even for a moment, we taste the sweetness of love."
- Sounds pretty good doesn't it?
Here's another good one.
"No one can "make us happy." If you accept that your longing for a lover is your desire to crack through your rigid ego and be free, you will commit to staying aware on your journey."
"As an intrepid traveler on the path to love, you open yourself to whatever comes your way-hurt, fear, neediness, joy, bliss-invite it in, observe it, make friends with it, and let it pass. This commitment to staying awake will free you from holding back and allow you to feel the roar, purr, glow, and breath of spirit rippling through you, sensuous and alive."
The last part is a bit corny, but I like the overall message.
"If in a relationship there is no tension {meaning no deepening of knowledge of self and others}, it ceases to be a relationship and merely becomes a comfortable sleep state, an opiate--which most people want and prefer."
That's why studies have shown that it's healthy for couples to fight about little things. That's how you start to learn about each others' wants and needs. From there, you can decide whether or not it's worth it.
"Our ego may fight this exploration because it wants to hold onto cherished beliefs about what we are, what is right, and what we need. We move toward love and suddenly our ego throws up a wall. Danger, back off. The ego fears surrender. Our soul, however, longs for us to crack our shells, leap in the ocean, and become naked to ourselves and others. In doing so we become free to experience all that is within us; the power of our sexuality and passion, creativity, generosity, and tenderness along with the parts of us that are whiny, afraid, dependent, controlling, empty, violent, or needy--not to mention the parts of us that may sink to new depths of sneakiness and manipulation."
- That was a load of words huh?
"Become fascinated by and curious about your inner world, bring minute-to-minute awareness of your judgments, reactions, fears, and hurts, without shame or saying, "I shouldn't feel this way." How you feel is how you feel, what you think is what you think. Instead of stopping the flow of these thoughts and feelings, be with them, observe them, explore their origins. They are your teachers. All transformation starts with awareness."
- Nothing's better than staying true to your heart and feelings.
Well, that's chapter 3 for you.
2 comments:
I've been loving your posts .. What book is this from?
oh it's from a book called If The Buddha Dated. I can lend it to you when I'm done if you want to read it. =]
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