Silence

"Silence is something that comes from our own hearts, and not from someone outside. If we are truly silent, then no matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can enjoy the silence. Silence does not only mean not talking and not doing loud things. Silence means that we're not disturbed inside, there's no talking inside."   - Thich Nhat Hanh

Feeling

"Feeling is life and death at the same time."  Hazrat Inayat Khan

Heart

"The price of staying heart blind is a life unlived."  Elizabeth Lesser

Authenticity

"Take your life in your own hands and what happens.  A terrible thing; no one to blame."  Erica Jong

Judgment

"Moralistic judgments are always based in anxiety.  They sound high and righteous, but they come from a small, worried, and barely concealed desperation."  Unknown

Pain

"Sadly, we live in a world where we are so afraid of suffering's teachings that we organize our lives around anesthetizing the message of our anxiety and pain."  Elizabeth Lesser

Chains

The worst chains are not the chains which others would have you wear.   The chains with which you manacle yourself cut deepest and hold you longest.    Only you can step over the threshold into the prison of image, the prison of expectation, or the prison of anxiety."   John O' Donahue