"'Miguel, all of the drama you suffer in your personal life is the result of believing in lies, mainly about yourself. And the first lie you believe is you are not: You are not the way you should be, you are not good enough, you are not perfect. We are born perfect, we grow up perfect, and we will die perfect, because only perfection exists. But the big lie is that you are not perfect, that nobody is perfect. So you start to search for an image of perfection that you can never become. You will never reach perfection in that way because that image is false. It's a lie, but you invest your faith in that lie, and then you build a whole structure of lies to support it.'"
The book talks about lies and truth, blind faith and awareness.
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I had a massage yesterday (not free, I pay like anyone else) since I have been having some shoulder/neck/upper back pain on the right. She told me to repeat a mantra as she worked on me--"I AM--" filled in with whatever I want. It is very empowering, it was great. It reminds me of Cafe Gratitude in San Francisco, where I have never been, but my roommate has the cookbook. The names of the dishes are things like: "I am grateful", "I am dazzling", "I am alive", "I am giving". It sounds funny, but it is more powerful than many other mantras or affirmations. Simple and to the point. I like that if you are frustrated with yourself, you can tell yourself something else, believe it, and then be it.
It reminded me of the book--"You are perfect."
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Tomorrow I work in the garden. Early day, we start at 6 so we get a longer mid-day break (from the sun).
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It's always been interesting to me how something as seemingly insignificant as thoughts have the ability to transform themselves into energy, and manifest into something that is real and tangible.. It makes you realize just how important EVERYTHING is. Even our most random thoughts.
A friend of mine, attaches labels onto glass bottles of water with different saying like "Love" written on them. Cooking and preparing food in the right mind set also influences the energy that goes into the food. That is why food never tastes the same when prepared by different people, even if following the same recipe.
That is why they say that eating the meat of animals killed in slaughterhouses is very bad for you spiritually, as the meat is "tainted" by the negative feelings of the animal.
It is all very interesting stuff. I never heard of Cafe Gratitude, but I would like to check it out next time I visit SF.
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