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Gerald Jampolsky
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Inner
peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.
Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the
means for correcting our misperceptions. |
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When
we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up
defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So
the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future
become one. We cannot love when we feel fear.... When we release
the fearful past and forgive everyone, we will experience total
love and oneness with all.
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The world we see that seems
so insane is the result of
a belief system that is not working. To perceive the
world differently, we must be willing to change our
belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense
of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
How simple it is to see that all
the worry in the world cannot control the future. How simple it is to see that
we can only be happy now. And that there will never be a time when it is not
now.
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It's not the
situation that's causing your stress, it's your thoughts,
and you can change that right here and now. You can choose
to
be peaceful right here and now. Peace is a choice, and it
has nothing
to do with what other people do or think.
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When
we're helping other people, we're nourishing our soul. Depression
or
unhappiness means we've got the wrong goal. We have forgotten that
peace
of mind is our only goal. By concentrating on helping another
person, we
renew contact with our soul and with God. We can feel peaceful
again. . . .
Peace of mind has nothing to do with the external world; it has
only to do
with our connection with God. Love really is the answer. We're
here only
to teach love. When we're doing that, our souls are singing and
dancing. When we remind
ourselves that we are spiritual beings, that life and love are the flame
eternal, that's when our soul is nourished.
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Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change
others. |
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Fear
and love can never be experienced at the same time.
It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want. |
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I
can have peace of mind only when I
forgive rather than judge. |
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Choose
to be a love-finder rather than a faultfinder. |
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Gerald
Jampolsky, M.D. is a psychiatrist, formerly on the faculty of the
University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. He
is the founder of the Center for Attitudinal Healing in Sausalito,
California, and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Jerry Jampolsky's writings have been largely inspired by A Course
in Miracles. He currently lectures and writes with his wife,
psychologist Diane Cirincione.
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