13th
Eat Pray Love
Getting out of a marriage is tough… it’s the emotional recoil that kills you, the shock of stepping off the track of a conventional lifestyle and losing all the embracing comforts that keep so many people on the track forever. To create a family with a spouse is one of the most fundamental ways a person can find continuity and meaning in any society.
Claiming children as one’s greatest accomplishment is a claim one can always lean on during a metaphysical crisis, or a moment of doubt about their relevancy — “if I have done nothing else in this life, tehn at least I have raised my children well.”
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection” — Bhagavad Gita
Mantra: Ham-sa (I Am That) — Hahhhhm saaaaa
“Instead of trying to forcefully take thoughts out of your mind, give your mind something better to play with. Something healthier. Like pure divine love.”
“This guy touched a place in your heart deeper than you thought you were capable of reaching, I mean you got zapped, kiddo.”
“People think a soul mate in your perfect fit, and that’s whaat everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that’s holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, becausue they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah, too painful. Soul mates, tehy come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to yo, and then they leave.” — Richard from Texas
“There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who’s in charge?”
“If something is rubbing so hard against you (i.e. bothering / irritating you), you can be sure it’s working on you.”
“To meditate, you must only smile.”
“Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way.”
“Once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward inthat happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. if you don’t, you will leak away your innate contentment.”
“For you, I am even willing to suffer. Whatever pain happens to us in the future, I accept it already, just for the pleasure of being with you now. Let’s enjoy this time”
“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”
“it’s not your job to love me, it’s my job to love you. you can decide to feel however you want to, but i love you and will always love you. even if we never see each other again, you already brought me back to life, and that’s a lot.”
