La Petite Fleur Publishing Quotes

#1. The key to accessing love, joy, peace and compassion is to be free from the dominant state of compulsive thinking. Once we are able to flow into mindfulness and still our thoughts, happiness manifests.

Christopher Dines

#2. Road-rage is really another expression of inner rage. However, because driving is such a trigger for millions of people, we have labelled it "road-rage", directing the emotional dysfunction to an external circumstance rather than coming to terms with the internal condition.

Christopher Dines

#3. Originally, there were no man-made borders to divide and segregate lands on this beautiful planet.

Christopher Dines

#4. Nothing and no-one can raise our consciousness to a field of pure bliss unless we are open to the timeless dimension operating within us. We can only do this by being present and releasing all negative energy.

Christopher Dines

#5. If you say the Rosary faithfully unto death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins, 'you will receive a never-fading crown of glory'

Louis De Montfort

#6. Inspiration originally meant "being in spirit", indicating that when we are inspired we are connected to a higher domain of pure awareness and pure consciousness. True inspiration can only flow through us when we are anchored in the present moment.

Christopher Dines

#7. Enlightened people and serene landscapes can help to elevate our inner bliss but the awareness must first be realized from within.

Christopher Dines

#8. The universe may be as great as they say. But it wouldn't be missed if it didn't exist.

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

#9. The human being is very resourceful. When you fight for survival, you don't think much; you just do. If you think too much, you sink.

Frank Lowy

#10. When we truly forgive in our hearts, not only do we purify ourselves from the heavy burdens of negative karma but we begin to create a new space for positive energy to enter this world. When we forgive, we are no longer chained to the negative actions we have created in the past.

Christopher Dines

#11. Happiness is our natural state of being that cannot be found in anything external.

Christopher Dines

#12. Your state of consciousness, right now, will determine what you manifest in the future.

Christopher Dines

#13. The more you genuinely praise people in your consciousness, the easier it is to tune into your own inner joy.

Christopher Dines

#14. Liberation happens each time we become conscious of the contents of the soul.

Michael Meade

#15. When we make a decision to honour our inner peace and allow it to blossom, we feel drawn to create peace in our external environment.

Christopher Dines

#16. If you give a little love, you can get a little love of your own

Someone

#17. Remember that if you do not put your own well-being first you cannot love yourself and thus, you cannot truly love and be compassionate towards others.

Christopher Dines

#18. I think it was probably both the coincidence and the beer that made Miralles say at some point that we were going to end up the same, defeated and alone and
punch-drunk in a dead-end city, pissing blood before going into the ring to fight to the death against our own shadows in an empty stadium.

Javier Cercas

#19. Needing nothing gives you everything.

Christopher Dines

#20. So there I was being strangled by a ranting, half-naked madman in the middle of the woods, with a she-werewolf dangling from a rope snare somewhere nearby.

Jim Butcher

#21. Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

Billy Graham

#22. Mindfulness does not erase negative memories; it 'transcends' them giving us back our deepest power which resides in our hearts.

Christopher Dines

#23. Ecstasy and bliss must come from within.

Christopher Dines

#24. A worthy prayer is a deliberate intention which has been guided by your heart.

Christopher Dines

#25. The most efficient way to transcend unsettling thoughts is through the life breath. When we bring our full attention to the life breath, it becomes a gateway to access a deeper and higher level of awareness.

Christopher Dines

#26. When we perfect 3-D copiers and they reproduce tissue, we'll have a million Marilyns walking around with no souls ...

John Geddes

#27. Mankind is nothing but a playground of consciousness.

Debasish Mridha

#28. Compassion is a beautiful grace that releases hate and fearful emotions. Through the power of compassion, when put in delicate circumstances with dysfunctional human beings, rather than loathing their behaviour, you can be compassionate to their internal suffering and love them unconditionally.

Christopher Dines

#29. Once we stop "searching" for joyful feelings in people and things, no matter what polarity the external world brings us (positive or negative), we can still be aware of the inner peace that resides in our consciousness.

Christopher Dines

#30. We are essentially pure consciousness, which perceives the material universe through our own awareness.

Christopher Dines

#31. The borders between different countries are, in truth, not real. They are a by-product of the ego.

Christopher Dines

#32. When life throws difficulties at us and the mind is restless, emotional resilience will see us through challenging times. We can work through tempestuous emotions and self-doubt and come through them unharmed and avoid self-sabotage and self-harm.

Christopher Dines

#33. There are many people who are consciously aware of their inner rage although they might not know exactly what it is and why it erupts in them.

Christopher Dines

#34. Through mindfully practising love and compassion we are able to heal our hearts and minds from our hurt and suffering, thus bringing harmony into this world. The more we are open to love, the easier it is to share kindness with all living creatures.

Christopher Dines

#35. Inner rage is a phenomenally dense frequency that lies dormant in the vast majority of the human species.

Christopher Dines

#36. Jack furiously chopped vegetables. Captain Dependable! Wait, we vetoed that one. The Divine Door Maker? Too much? Hmm ... Handsome Hero, but maybe I should move away from alliteration. Something sleek. Our Lord and Master Jack.

Kiersten White

#37. Let go of fighting your habits. Simply be present and observe their patterns. This will help you to break free until the negative patterns eventually subside.

Christopher Dines

#38. So many parents think they always need to teach their children about life, when in fact, if they listened once in a while, they would learn from their kids what life is truly about.

Martin R. Lemieux

#39. The enlightened question to ask in any relationship is, what can I give rather than what can I get?

Christopher Dines

#40. It will be increasingly difficult to be of maximum service to the world if we cannot or will not be open-minded and understanding towards people who might "appear" to be different from ourselves. When we can love someone who is not like us, we are living mindfully.

Christopher Dines