"It is necessary, then, for us to firmly set in mind that we are birthless beings, that we have never “come into being” or been “created.” Rather, we are co-eternal with God, the Essence of our existence. We never came into being, nor shall we ever cease to be. When we understand that our consciousness is somehow a wave of the Infinite Consciousness that is God, that we are irrevocably a part of God’s infinite Light and Life, it will have a transforming effect on us."
“If you have the choice between enlightenment and a million dollars, take the million dollars! Because if you get the million dollars, there will be somebody there to enjoy the million dollars… but if you get enlightenment there’s no one there to enjoy the enlightenment…”
When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to them and categorize them, then they become very powerful. You are feeding them energy because you are not seeing them as simple phenomena. If one tries to quiet them down, that is another way of feeding them.
As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha.
It may sound a little silly, but I suggest giving your imposter syndrome a name. This is great for times when it pops up, so you can differentiate it from [...] your healthy thoughts. The sillier the name, the better, because it'll lessen is power over you. Eventually, you'll be ready to say, 'Oh, here's Mr Tiddlywinks again, trying to tell me I'm no good...'
