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We realize--often quite suddenly--that our sense of self, which has been formed and constructed out of our ideas, beliefs and images, is not really who we are. It doesn't define us, it has no center.
Adyashanti
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Adyashanti
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
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The goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians.
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When we're in our true being, the purpose of life is to feel that every moment is the purpose.
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True sincerity reveals a powerful form of clarity and discernment that is necessary in order to perceive yourself honestly without flinching or being held captive by your conditioned mind's judgments and defensiveness.
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When we really start to take a look at who we think we are, we become very grace prone.
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