Month: April 2014

“Q. I know what will make me happy, but cannot attain it.

A. If you know what will make you happy, you don’t know. If you know, you will be unhappy when what you desire fails to appear or goes away. But if you don’t know what will make you happy, you are happy, because you have nothing to lose. To have no ideas whatsoever as to what will make you happy is happiness itself.”

– Vernon Howard, Pathways to Perfect Living, p. 98

1 May 2014, 6-8pm at Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

James is the author of Ten Paths to Freedom: Awakening Made Simple. He teaches that awakening—the end of suffering—is possible for anyone committed to finding Truth. His talk “Awakening Compassion” will explore the meaning, purpose and practice of compassion in relationships and daily life. Talks include silent sitting and time for questions.

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From an interview with Byron Katie:

 

GM: What makes you happy?
BK: Seeing people wake up to their kinder, wiser self and then watching them live it.

GM: What is one of the best decisions you ever made?
BK: Actually, I can’t take credit for any of my decisions. I noticed one day that all my decisions were making themselves, and always at the right time. I haven’t had to make one decision since then. They are always made for me, and they come from the wisdom that is in us all. I trust that wisdom completely. That trust itself was a decision made for me as inquiry cleared my mind. No decision, no fear.

GM: What has life taught you?
BK: To question everything, to remain open-hearted and to serve the freedom of others as though it were my own. Because it is.

GM: What is your daily spiritual practice?
BK: To love without exception.

 

– Byron Katie, from Spiritual Leader Byron Katie Tells ORIGIN Magazine Why We Should Embrace The Quiet