Ascetic spirituality is a symptom of the very disease which it intends to cure. Anodea Judith More Quotes by Anodea Judith More Quotes From Anodea Judith The human drama is reaching its denouement. The great unveiling is approaching, a time when the power structures of the world begin to crumble and people of the heart sing out a new truth. Many voices are joining the chorus, many feet are walking the path, many minds are dreaming possibilities for a magnificent future. For beneath the crises that are looming at every level of civilization, the global heart is awakening, beating out the rhythm of a new and glorious dance, calling us to a better way of living. Anodea Judith dream drama life It's not the meaning of life we seek but our aliveness. Once we have that, the meaning of life is obvious. Anodea Judith obvious meaning-of-life life-is Chakras are organizational centers for the reception, assimilation, and transmission of life-force energy. They are the stepping stones between heaven and earth. Anodea Judith energy earth heaven The body is the vehicle, consciousness the driver. Yoga is the path, and the chakras are the map. Anodea Judith maps yoga body Love is not a matter of getting connected. It is a matter of seeing that we already ARE connected within an intricate web of relationships that extends throughout all life. It is a realization of 'no boundary' -- that we are all made of the same stuff, riding through time on the same spaceship, faced with the same problems in the world, the same hopes and fears. It is a connection at the core, that makes irrelevant skin color, age, sex, looks or money. Anodea Judith skin-color love-is sex It is only by embracing the full spectrum of human consciousness that we can bring about a true awakening of the heart Anodea Judith consciousness awakening heart The universe exists only through a constant dance of consistency and change. Through consistency, consciousness finds meaning; through change it finds stimulation and expansion. To find consistency within change is to embrace the unfolding flow. Anodea Judith expansion consistency flow We are moving from a chain of command to a web of connection, from competition to collaboration, from Anodea Judith competition greed moving We take for granted that we need to take showers, clean our house, and wash our clothes. Yet the mind and its thoughts need cleansing and ordering as much as our bodies. While few of us would consider eating dinner on yesterday's dirty dishes, we think nothing of tackling our problems with yesterdays cluttered minds.... The purpose to any meditation technique is to move beyond the normal contents of our consciousness, empty your mind of its habitual chatter, and concentrate your attention for the purpose of experiencing a higher state Anodea Judith dirty moving thinking To love ourselves is to act respectfully toward ourselves, to enjoy our own company when in solitude, to honor our limits and speak our truths. Anodea Judith solitude limits honor To lose our connection with the body is to become spiritually homeless. Without an anchor we float aimlessly, battered by the winds and waves of life Anodea Judith wave-of-life anchors wind Mind severed from body, culture from planet- to lose our ground is to lose our home. Anodea Judith mind home culture Obstacles do not appear in your way in order to stop you. Rather, they appear in order to strengthen and hone you and your plans. They are not your enemy. They are your secret ally, but only if you treat them as friendly forces of nature. Anodea Judith secret order enemy As you transform yourself, you transform the world. Anodea Judith world We either get success or lessons. If we learn our lessons successfully, we get both. Anodea Judith lessons ifs Peace is not merely the absence of warfare, any more than true health is simply the absence of disease. Nor is peace simply a quiet state of equilibrium-impossible to achieve in an evolving system. Though refraining from harm is an essential first step, lasting peace is created by actively redressing harm done. Peace is a creative process of actively joining I and thou into a co-creative we. It requires authentic communication, empathic listening, and wildly creative solutions. Anodea Judith creativity communication peace Scared is what happens when the sacred gets scrambled. Anodea Judith scared sacred relaxation Love is a state of being in harmony with oneself. Anodea Judith harmony states love-is The cultural transformation from the love of power to the power of love is the drama of our time. Anodea Judith power love drama We've created the almost godly power of being able to alter the climate, to change the face of the earth, now we need to develop the consciousness of gods, and wield that power wisely Anodea Judith climate godly needs
