Leonard Jacobson Quotes

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

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  Journey, Oneness, Becoming

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• 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.

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  Life, Giving Up, Believe

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• There is nothing wrong with anger. Anger is a beautiful emotion, as valid and rich as joy or laughter. But you have been taught to repress your anger. Your anger has been condemned. If anger is unexpressed, it will slowly poison you. The key is to know how to express your anger. Do not throw it out onto any one. No one is responsible for your anger. Simply express your anger. Beat up a cushion. Go for a run. Express your anger to a tree. Dance your anger. Enjoy it.

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  Beautiful, Running, Laughter

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• In the awakened state of Presence, aloneness becomes all-oneness.

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  Oneness, States, Awakened

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• Everything that happens is designed to awaken us. Everything.

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  Happens

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

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  Past, Oneness, Gone

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

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  Thinking, Feelings, Disguise

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• As each one of us awakens, it is like a light going on, followed by another light, another light, and another light. The darkness of human unconsciousness is slowly, gradually and gently lit, until there comes a day when there is more light than dark, more consciousness than unconsciousness , more joy than pain, ...more truth than illusion. That would indeed be a day for celebration.

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  Pain, Dark, Light

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• If you really want to help, then help others to be more present. Help others to free themselves from the past. Help others to take responsibility for themselves. Help them to see how they are creating their own suffering. Every now and then, you will encounter innocent ones who are suffering through no fault of their own, particularly animals and children. Do not hesitate! Help them.

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  Children, Responsibility, Animal

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• Only when you can accept that you are alone, will you discover that you are not alone.

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  Acceptance, Accepting, Not Alone

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• If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your home. You will have short excursions into the world of the mind, but you never go so far into the mind that you get lost there.

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  Home, Commitment, Mind

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• 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.

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  Ego, Mind, Conscious

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• To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty, drink. If you are lonely, call a friend for tea. If you are overwhelmed with too much company, then get away by yourself.

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  Lonely, Simple, Tea

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• 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.

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  Home, Play, Stories

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• You don't realize that if you stop looking backwards craving the love and acceptance which you didn't receive from your parents, then you might open your eyes to what is available for you now. But you won't let go. If only you could see that looking back into an incomplete and imperfect past, with regret, blame, guilt or resentment is keeping you from the treasures that await you here now. The past has gone. You cannot rectify something that is no longer with you.

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  Letting Go, Regret, Eye

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• 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.

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  Pain, Motivation, Past

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• It is not until you awaken and become fully present that you will realize that you have not been present. It is not until you awaken that you will realize you have been asleep, dreaming that you are awake.

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  Life, Dream, Awakening

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• One of the great dangers on the spiritual path is that the ego becomes spiritualized. The ego loves to think of itself as spiritually evolved. It is just another way that it manages to feel important and in control. It is very difficult to free yourself from an enlightened ego.

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  Spiritual, Thinking, Ego

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• Gratitude, generosity and humility are inherent characteristics of one who is present. When you awaken, you will realize that everyone and everything has the same right to be here as you do. This includes every human Being, every tree Being, every flower Being, and every other kind of Being.

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  Gratitude, Flower, Humility

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

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  Overcoming, Resistance, Power Of Love

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

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  Life, Wakes You, God's Plan

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• When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.

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• It is a mistake to imagine that you can awaken in any kind of permanent way. There is only NOW and so you can only be awake now. Even the idea of permanence is an illusion. The question to ask is 'Am I awake and fully present NOW?' That question arises and is answered in perfect silence.

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  Mistake, Ideas, Perfect

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• If you want to know who you are, look into the true mirror. The flower will reflect your beauty. The sky will reflect your vastness. The ocean will reflect your depth. The child will reflect your innocence. But if you look into the mirror that is unconscious humanity, you are looking into the wrong mirror. Your reflection will be distorted by their projections.

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  Children, Ocean, Flower

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• Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you.

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  Dream, Desire, Moments

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