“How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty?  It felt the encouragement of light against its being, otherwise we all remain too frightened.”  Hafiz

The state of interbeing is a vulnerable state. It is the vulnerability of the naive altruist, of the trusting lover, of the unguarded sharer.  To enter it, one must leave behind the seeming shelter of a control-based life, protected by walls of cynicism, judgement, and blame.”  Charles Eisenstein

“Each experience of love nudges us toward the Story of Interbeing, because it only fits into that story and defies the logic of Separation.”  Charles Eisenstein

“For each person, the ebb and flow of life directs the impulse to act from compassion in different ways at different times.  There might be a time when one is called to do Big Things out in the world, and there might be times of coming inward to the local and personal.”  Charles Eisenstein

“If the center of the thought system is true, only truth extends from it.  But if a lie is at its center, only deception proceeds from it.”   ACIM

“Silence is a learned practice that requires far more than just not talking.  Not talking is not silence, it’s just not talking.”  Carolyn Myss

“The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but what he cannot reveal to you.  Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says, but rather to what he does not say.”  Khalil Gibran

“Every person is a God in embryo.  Its only desire is to be born.”  Deepak Chopra

“There are no extra pieces in the universe.  Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.”  Deepak Chopra

“The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation.”  Simone Weil