Ilchi Lee, Change: Realizing Your Greatest Potential Quotes
Attention has its most powerful expression in purposeful action.
Recalibration of the mind means clearing our perceptions and recovering our capacity for pure observation.
If we see our relationship to this planet in a wide perspective, one thing is clear: we belong to this planet, not the other way around.
LifeParticles are the particles of Nothingness that have attributes of being and nonbeing, and the particles of energy and consciousness, which are the essence of Life.
Many of the most profound discoveries were reported to have come through intuition rather than sequential analysis processed by linguistic understanding.
If people begin to use the full power of conscience in all the choices they make in their everyday life, from presidential elections to purchasing things in the grocery store, the world will change.
A more truthful perception may be seen from the perspective of the whole - what we really are, beyond names, roles, education, religion and other information added to our true nature.
We need to look carefully at what we value, what we have, and what we desire to make sure these are really important to us and represent what we truly want.
To recover the purest Zero mind, and cosmic consciousness, we first have to attain an earth consciousness.
When we look at something, we are often not aware of who is perceiving, and unaware of the mental-emotional filter created by past experiences, hopes and expectations.
Conscience is the absolute truthfulness perceived, which comes from Nothing, our true nature, and as such reflects things exactly the way they are.
Recalibration comes from experiencing Nothingness, being open to emptiness as the ultimate reality and our nature. It is the purest mind, the Energy-Consciousness itself.
Religion is not God himself or herself. It is a system of teaching about God, an explanation of God’s way to human minds. But God doesn’t need explanations to exist.
If somebody asks me what enlightenment is, I say that it is simply recovering conscience.
What is missing in our economic system is a central value that can encompass everything that can be transacted and used to assign the proper relative value to everything.
Because consciousness has no mass and extension, no parts or physical properties, it is Nothing, which on the other hand, can generate the matter and energy of the entire universe.
Rather than the kind of change that takes what we already have and augments it, like power to our cars and speed to our computers, I believe the kind of change we need now is a change of direction.
Breathing well means breathing more slowly and deeply. Relax, feel your breathing, and breathe comfortably. Once aware, it naturally becomes deeper and slower.
By becoming aware of how you eat your eating will become a rich experience blessed with tasteful flavor, joyful texture, a deep sense of gratitude, and pleasurable contentment.
While sleeping, we’re free to be what we really are, nothing more, nothing less.
There is much work to be done, and we are the ones privileged to do it.
We did not - and could not - purchase Earth with money. We have just been granted temporary stewardship.
We are currently too attached to our worldly toys, rather than to the lessons our playing could impart to further the maturity of our collective soul.
Given that you desire to change things in your life much bigger than particles, how long do you maintain your observation and how much mental power do you invest in observing those things?
Consciousness is part of our nature as sentient beings, but doesn’t mean we are aware at a particular moment. By perceiving our consciousness - becoming conscious of consciousness, we become aware.
You know what awareness is only when you are aware. Awareness is the perception of your presence in the now.
Thoughts become things? True, but that analysis is not complete - we need to add two more words: thoughts become things through energy.
When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are.
Thoughts become things through action. The most powerful tool for creating changes in your life is attention and action. No action means no creation.
Observing is not just seeing. It is watching with attention.
With the muscle of integrity, we can turn intention into powerful action. That's how we can earn trust form our conscience, and can truly believe in ourselves.
By balancing your breathing, you can control your emotions and calm your mind. From the quiet mind arises the wisdom and insight that help you make good choices.
When we acknowledge our greatness and start living it, when we open our hearts to the natural kindness and caring for all beings that resides within us, all these necessary transformations can begin.
If you say one thing, and do something different, how can your conscience trust you? Self-trust comes from integrity.
. . . when you are stressed, if you take three deep breaths before you say or do anything, this will help prevent you from making choices you might regret later.
Conscience is the manifestation of our divine nature, the absolute truthfulness that we all have inside, that resides beyond the instinctive desire to survive.
Our true nature doesn’t need any explanation or demonstration to know itself. It just knows because knowing is part of its nature.
Conscience, the divine nature within us, sees everything as connected, what’s good for all is always its priority.
The ancient teaching of Tao tells us that knowing what you really are is wisdom, and living it is virtue.
The intention to be absolutely truthful and the willingness to put the benefit of all before personal benefit hold the power to change the world.
The essence of enlightenment … is a big understanding, which gives you a deep and wide perspective to see the world as a whole, and a capacity to accept with compassion all that is. 11/26
It's a wonderful paradox: only when you have a changeless sense of who you are, can real changes take place. It is the ground of your absolute value and everything that is truly worthwhile.
Meditation is a powerful way to enhance your attention, develop your ability to think mindfully, and to use the unlimited creative potential of your mind.
Action is something you do purposefully with attention. If you really want something, you will use as much energy for it, and you will use it through action.
The only thing you need to be present here and now is your breathing. When you feel your breath, your mind is with your body.
When your breath is slow and deep, your mind calm, raise your hands and focus on your palms. You will feel the subtle energy that connects body and mind: LifeParticles.
Be aware of your breathing and breathe naturally. This will lead you into unity with the great flow of Life, your true nature.
By attuning your breathing, you can become one with the natural rhythm of life that flows through you all the time.
You are infinite intelligence, creativity and Energy-Consciousness which gives you the power and wisdom to attain fulfillment and completion in life.