Quotes from James Van Praagh

To see another person as being different than yourself is to not see yourself as whole.

Buddha is quoted as saying, "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

Many ghosts also walk the halls of the White House and the chambers of Congress. I have encountered quite a few ghosts of former U.S. congressmen who regret that, having been given a rare opportunity to foster positive change in the country, they blew it. Many cling to the earth, guilt-ridden with failure, often haunting their assembly room in the hope of impressing their contemporaries. In

In my teachings, I often mention a quote from Albert Einstein: "Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

The soul is not controlled by our perception of space or time.

The ability to truly forgive is the richest tool of your soul. By releasing the negative energy that has been attached to you by the free will of another, you are unburdened of emotional stress and are breaking a strong karmic cycle.

The world can often seem like a very lonely place. It's important to remember that we are never alone. People (and even animals) can be placed in our path if we just lift our eyes from our cell phones and laptops and look around.

You too may be called to be someone's miracle. The only way to know is to keep your heart open and to allow the universe to work and guide you toward your miraculous purpose. 16 Conversations with Max Mandy Berlin I'll never forget the miraculous New Year's Day when my beloved Max came to me—just nine days after he had died—forever shattering my agnostic tendencies and prior beliefs about death.

No two souls are alike; but at the core, they are the same. All souls have had different life experiences, and in a way, those experiences shape our outlook on life and the various ways to live it. Souls can express themselves through a life of compassion, tolerance, judgment, or violence.

To be able to communicate at a soul level with another human being is the biggest treasure of the physical dimension.

If your belief in how the Universe works isn't prompting you to be a kind person, then perhaps it's time to rethink your belief system, because something is obviously not working for you.

If only those left behind on the earth could experience the heightened excitement the newly arrived soul is experiencing, their grief wouldn't be so strong.

You are what you believe, and you will expand and grow and evolve in your own time.

If you lived a life of closed-mindedness, intolerance, hate, and judgment, that's what you'll have to face in yourself when you pass into the world of Spirit. Some people might call it hell, but it's said in the Bible, "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Your thoughts and words and deeds have consequences.

One way we can expand and grow is to change our consciousness in order to cultivate understanding and compassion for one another. While on the earth, souls create their vibratory rate with their attitudes, choices, thoughts, and belief systems.

True wisdom comes from the soul, not the brain. When we cut off the soul by giving our power away to the ego part of ourselves, it's as if we're minimizing who we truly are.

Think positively, because positive thinking is more in alignment with your soul. Negative thinking will bring confusion and bitterness. Remind yourself several times a day to bring your mind to a positive place and send that positivity out.

It's not in our human nature to acknowledge our personal contribution in inspiring the world. Humility can prevent us from seeing the forest for the trees.

Two people in love seem to merge into one being. They feel united and become one entity, which makes them feel, think, act, and love like one being. There is no separation between them. On this level, the souls will experience this sense of oneness, and there is no feeling of duality or light or dark. It is all one element, one consciousness.

You're not going to like everyone, and not everyone is going to like you. It's a statistical impossibility. So don't fret over it, and don't feel guilty or insecure about it.

For many centuries Christians also believed in the idea of reincarnation, and it wasn't until the Second Council of Constantinople in A.D. 553 that reincarnation was officially declared a heresy and mention of it was stricken from public texts. The powers that be didn't like the idea of people getting infinite chances to get it right, because then you wouldn't need the church to offer you salvation.

Following the path of love is always your soul's true desire.

mates and soul groups are infinite beings who help you learn life lessons.

Spirit is in all things, and there are lessons to be learned in all forms of existence.