Victor Shamas Quotes

#1. The world is perfect, and at the same time, it is in a constant state of unfolding. This is also true for you and me. Our quest for enlightenment is really just a re-connection with something that already exists in us.

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#2. When we 'lose ourselves' in play, we find something greater--the nameless, formless, and mysterious essence of all creation.

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#3. I have spent much of my adult life trying to figure out how to experience holiness, and now I know that the struggle to figure things out is antithetical to the experience. You simply relax into holiness the way you would a warm bath.

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#4. Repose is the most expansive posture you can assume. When you are in Repose, your body is as open and extended as it can be. If the power of a pose is determined by how large it makes your body feel and appear, then Repose should be viewed as the ultimate high-power pose.

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#5. Repose is not a discipline or practice. To experience Repose, you do not need to adhere to any specific philosophy or become proficient in any technique. There is no learning curve and no wrong way to be in Repose.

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#6. Meditators dream of attaining the single-pointed focus that young children experience naturally when they play. Spiritual aspirants long for the rapture that defines moments of pure delight.

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#7. The present moment is the only one that matters, and what you are doing right now is as delightful as anything else.

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#8. Play is a sacred act. When we are playing, the essence of all creation flows freely through us. We are expressing our true nature and connecting with the very core of our existence. Nothing is more spiritual than that.

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#9. Through our chanting we merge our personal consciousness momentarily with the infinite consciousness that is our origin and our destiny. It is the drop of water finding its way back into the ocean from which it came.

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#10. Nothing in the universe is impermeable to the flow of love.

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#11. We are all equally capable of spiritual awakening. It may not seem that way, at times. Some of us are so caught up in the drama of our day-to-day existence that we have lost track of who we really are. But eventually, all of us will make the discovery of our true nature.

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#12. The term compassion means shared suffering. You develop compassion by knowing what it is like to suffer.

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#13. Play is my Way. Fun is my destiny. Love and joy are my religion.

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#14. Health and happiness are the two most precious and elusive of human conditions. At their core, they are one and the same. Both are a function of balance.

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#15. At its deepest level, creativity is not about building a better mousetrap. It's about freeing the mouse.

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#16. The source and essence of all creation can be found everywhere. It resides equally in you, in me, and in all things. True wisdom is the fullest understanding of this essence--an understanding that can happen only when there is no separation between the knower and the known.

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#17. Love is the binding force of the universe. It is an ongoing flow that unites all of creation.

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