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This very moment of your life, if you experience it fully, will show you astonishing wonders and exquisite delights.

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Martha Beck
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 29
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If you think there is no action that you can perform in your current circumstances that will increase the supply of love in the world, you are believing a lie. At the very least, you always have the option to offer yourself kindness and understanding. That alone can increase the supply of love in the world.
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Question every thought that causes suffering and test it against your own sense of truth.
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I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.
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When making a decision, focus on what feels shackles off versus shackles on.
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Be brave enough to turn away from shiny objects, and toward the light that makes them shine.
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Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance in the family of human -- and by that I mean imperfect -- beings.
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I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life.
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You will never realize your best destiny through the avoidance of fear. Rather, you will realize it through the exercise of courage, which means taking whatever action is most liberating to the soul, even when you are afraid.
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Don't let your life revolve around whatever you're trying not to do or feel. Live to experience, not to avoid.
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If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you.
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