Ellie Melo

“Certainty about the next life is simply incompatible with tolerance in this one.”
― Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

“Spirituality is the commitment to go beyond, no matter what it takes. It’s an infinite journey based upon going beyond yourself every minute of every day for the rest of your life. If you’re truly going beyond, you are always at your limits. You’re never back in the comfort zone. A spiritual being feels as though they are always against that edge, and they are constantly being pushed through it.”
― Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

“Fear is the cause of every problem. It’s the root of all prejudices and the negative emotions of anger, jealousy, and possessiveness. If you had no fear, you could be perfectly happy living in this world.”
― Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

“Being wisely selfish and being selfless can amount to very much the same thing. There are centuries of anecdotal testimony on this point—and, as we will see, the scientific study of the mind has begun to bear it out. There is now little question that how one uses one’s attention, moment to moment, largely determines what kind of person one becomes. Our minds—and lives—are largely shaped by how we use them.”
― Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion