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No one sacrifices the most important thing she possesses: love. No one places her dreams in the hands of those who might destroy them.
Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson,
the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.
An encounter with the superior energy is open to anyone but remains far from those who shift responsibility onto others.
Our time on this earth is sacred, and we should celebrate every moment.
We cook and complain that it’s a waste of time, when we should be pouring our love into making that food.
And the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us.
Music isn’t just something that comforts or distracts us, it goes beyond that—it’s an ideology. You can judge people by the kind of music they listen to.
“What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.”
in order to forget the rules, you must know them and respect them.
It’s full of love, regardless of how that love is manifested, a love that forgives our mistakes and redeems our sins.
Reprogram yourself every minute of each day with thoughts that make you grow.
We’re constantly destroying and rebuilding ourselves.
Don’t let yourself be weighed down by what other people think, because in a few years, in a few decades, or in a few centuries, that way of thinking will have changed. Live now what others will only live in the future.
In order for us to liberate the energy of our strength, our weakness must first have a chance to reveal itself.
The energy of love can never be lost—it is more powerful than anything and shows itself in many ways.”
“Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn’t what romantic songs tell us it is—love simply is.
