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Leonard Jacobson Quotes: When you are caught in the mind, your past defines you. When you are present, you are beyond definition.
         

When you are caught in the mind, your past defines you. When you are present, you are beyond definition.


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We are on a journey of becoming that which we already are. That is the impossible paradox of our lives.

We are on a journey of becoming that which we already are. That is the impossible paradox of our lives.



You get lost because you think there is somewhere to go. If you give up believing in a goal or a destination, then you cannot get lost. In the present moment, there is no destination.

You get lost because you think there is somewhere to go. If you give up believing in a goal or a destination, then you cannot get lost. In the present moment, there is no destination.



Everything that happens is designed to awaken us. Everything.

Everything that happens is designed to awaken us. Everything.



The past is gone. The future never arrives. In truth, there is no life outside of this moment!

The past is gone. The future never arrives. In truth, there is no life outside of this moment!



It disguises it’s thoughts as your thoughts, it’s feelings with your feelings, you think it’s you.

It disguises it’s thoughts as your thoughts, it’s feelings with your feelings, you think it’s you.



There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.

There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.



When you are present, you are transcendent of the mind and ego and so you can witness your mind and ego. You can be conscious of your thoughts without being lost in them when they arise.

When you are present, you are transcendent of the mind and ego and so you can witness your mind and ego. You can be conscious of your thoughts without being lost in them when they arise.



The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and has nothing to do with the present moment.

The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and has nothing to do with the present moment.



As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.



Everything that occurs in your life is part of God's plan to wake you up.

Everything that occurs in your life is part of God's plan to wake you up.





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If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.




Try to be patient and wait for God time to come and see how thing will work for you. Keep trying and never stop trying because there's no harm in that and one day you will hit your target.

Try to be patient and wait for God time to come and see how thing will work for you. Keep trying and never stop trying because there's no harm in that and one day you will hit your target.



The years teach us much, which the days never knew.

The years teach us much, which the days never knew.



And then you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past. Someone who’s only yours. And you’ll realize… that this is where your life is.

And then you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past. Someone who’s only yours. And you’ll realize… that this is where your life is.



The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.



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I'm anti-big power. I don't know if that's populist or not.



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Religion hides many mischiefs from suspicion.



You insist that there is something a machine cannot do. If you tell me precisely what it is a machine cannot do, then I can always make a machine which will do just that.

You insist that there is something a machine cannot do. If you tell me precisely what it is a machine cannot do, then I can always make a machine which will do just that.



Tragedy is in the eye of the observer, and not in the heart of the sufferer.

Tragedy is in the eye of the observer, and not in the heart of the sufferer.




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