It is the habit of the mind to destroy the state of awareness as quickly as possible. It does this by judging, for judging is thinking.
—Barry Long
Topics: Awareness
It is the conscious man or woman who finds the secret of happiness and contentment; and that, surely, is the ultimate success.
—Barry Long
The truth every man and woman seeks is in themselves.
—Barry Long
Feelings are constantly changing. None is dependable for long. You can love someone intensely today, and tomorrow or next month not feel a thing. Except perhaps for the feeling of doubt or depression that what was so beautiful could change so quickly.
—Barry Long
Awareness is experiencing from moment to moment. Reason acts quickly in awareness, a thousand times faster than thought, and you do not even notice it is operating.
—Barry Long
Topics: Awareness
Nothing is true in self-discovery unless it is true in your own experience. This is the only protection against the robot levels of the mind.
—Barry Long
Topics: Discovery
Truth cannot be memorized. Truth has to be discovered now, from moment to moment. It is always fresh, always new, always there for the still, innocent mind that has experienced life without needing to hold on to what has gone before.
—Barry Long
When the robot mind is mastered, undisciplined thinking ceases and is replaced by awareness. Awareness can know love.
—Barry Long
Topics: Awareness
At the top of the ladder is awareness, or pure experience – the edge of yourself, and possibly the beginning of God
—Barry Long
Topics: Awareness
No man can teach another self-knowledge. He can only lead him or her up to self-discovery – the source of truth.
—Barry Long
Topics: Discovery
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