Quotes About Perspective

You are whatever your faith is.

You must also discard fixed judgments about high and low, good and evil, holy and profane.

there is actually no fixed spot in the universe for measuring time.

Behind the cliché that you create your own reality there is a shadow: if you don't create your own reality, it will be created for you.

A third way to put the Law of Least Effort into action is to practice defenselessness. This means relinquishing the need to convince others of your point of view. By doing this, you gain access to enormous amounts of energy that have previously been wasted.

When we seek money, or a good relationship, or a great job, what we are really seeking is happiness. The mistake we make is not going for happiness first. If we did, everything else would follow.

Everyone creates the world they perceive, and we all perceive according to impressions fixed in the past.

Success comes from any and all directions.

Ego is "I"; it is your singular point of view. In innocence this point of view is pure, like a clear lens. But without innocence the ego's focus is extremely distorting.

If you could really see that tree over there," Merlin said, "you would be so astounded that you'd fall over." "Really? But why?" asked Arthur. "Its just a tree." "No," Merlin said. "It's just a tree in your mind. To another mind it is an expression of infinite spirit and beauty. In God's mind it is a dear child, sweeter than anything you can imagine.

See innocently and you will give life.

When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or a situation, remember that you are not reacting to the person or the situation, but to your feelings about the person or the situation. These are your feelings, and your feelings are not someone else's fault. When you

To a suffering person, a night is an epoch. To a reveler, a night passes like a moment. In a dream, a moment is no different from an epoch. But to the sage, whose consciousness has overcome all limitations, there is no day or night. As one turns away from the notion of "I" and "the world," one finds liberation.

Acceptance is about the truth that reality is never wrong.

be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

the possibility, so brilliantly intuited by Heisenberg, that nature gives every observer what he's looking for.

Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you." Where

E)very version of time is real, but none of them is complete.

Deja de darle tanta importancia a tener razón. En el gran esquema de las cosas, tener razón no es nada comparado con ser feliz.

Perception is the world; the world is perception. In

The conclusion of this little package of insight is that there are no victims. Wise people often say this, but when they declare that all is wisely and justly ordered, their listeners remain baffled. What about wars, fires, random murders, aircraft disasters, despotism, gangsters, and on and on? All of these imply victims and often cruel victimizers, too.

Reality is an interpretation.

If the only tool you have in your toolbox is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail.

According to a poem by Rumi, one of my favorite poets and philosophers, "This is not the real reality. The real reality is behind the curtain. In truth, we are not here. This is our shadow." What we experience as everyday reality is merely a shadow play. Behind the curtain there is a soul, living and dynamic and immortal, beyond the reach of space and time. By acting from that level, we can consciously influence our destiny.