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.
Not every sky will be blue and not every day is springtime. So on the spiritual path a person learns to find this kind of happiness without needing nice things to happen on the outside. Rather, you find happiness by being who you really are. This isn't mystical. Young children are happy being who they are. The trick is to regain such a state when you are grown and have seen the light and dark sides of life.
In the light of trust, as it develops slowly over time, you will find that you are a privileged child of the universe, entirely safe, entirely supported, entirely loved.
If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. I would rather hire a tennis coach.
See the world as if for the first time; see it through the eyes of a child, and you will suddenly find that you are free.
With spirit we are all children of the cosmos; Without it we are orphaned and adrift.
Well-being changes as we move through life, which is why a child's version of it cannot be the same as an old person's.
When you were a child you had dreams of becoming somebody as an adult. Have you lived up to your dreams?
The three things you can offer your children to change them: attention, appreciation and affection.
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. "It's 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.
The present moment is the still point around which the universe arises and subsides, only to be reborn again, fresh as a new born child.
Meditation will work on anyone who has a functioning human nervous system. All you need is the intelligence to follow simple instructions. Even children as young as 4 and 5 have been taught to meditate successfully.
Children need loving attention, closeness and deep affection and also loving touch. Love will make them feel safe.
When we were children, there was a silent part of us watching the child. When we were adolescents, there was that same witness watching the adolescent. Middle age, and so on. Every one, now and again, has discovered the self, the one who is watching.
By not paying attention to your body, you are putting it in the same predicament as a neglected child. How can a child be expected to develop normally if the parents pay no attention, if they ignore its cries for help, and remain indifferent to whether their child is happy or unhappy?
A child in India grows up with the idea that you have to make choices that will create a better future. In fact, your whole life is a continuum of choices, so the more conscious you are, the greater your life will be.
When you feel small and weak, remind yourself that you are a child of the universe who is connected to the infinite source.
Every child who is born is the universe looking at itself with fresh eyes.
Be happy for no reason, like a child.
Children offer the finest expressions of openness and flexibility. They play and laugh freely, and find wonder in the smallest things.
I think evil is our collective shadow. Each one of us has a tendency for the diabolical. If I put you in inhumane conditions, if you're not educated, if you're extremely poor, if you're humiliated, then as a child if you suffer abuse, then you will manifest even when you grow up.
To maintain a youthful mind, write down two or three things you can do that are totally childlike, such as eating an ice cream cone, coloring a picture, or jumping rope. Find something that brings back the sense of fun you had as a child and choose one of these activities to do today.
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