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When we feel the temptation to focus on someone else's character, we can instead focus on ourselves. How am I? Do I understand myself? Am I being kind and loving to others? Am I feeling the peace within me? I say to myself: don't look for kindness from others until you've found the kindness in you. Don't look for love from others until you've found the love in you. Don't look for peace in others until you've found the peace in you.
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
Sometimes we wrongly believe that whatever our family, friends, and colleagues think about us is what we are. We can end up molding our opinions to fit with what they think- or what we think others think. We can become like those politicians who constantly consult opinion polls to check their approval ratings, and only say what they believe people want to hear. But other people's opinions and your own needs are two different things. The Roman Emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius put it like this:
Every man's happiness depends from himself, and yet behold thou dost make thy happiness to consist in the souls and conceits of other men.
It's tough to respect someone who doesn't respect oneself. In fact, we see the need for acceptance everywhere we look. People worry about what strangers think of their appearance. People worry about whether they've said some- thing smart in meetings. People worry about whether they're likable. More important than all that: Do you approve of you? Do you like spending time with you? Do you understand and appreciate yourself? This is not about being self centered; it's about being centered in your self.
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
When we were born, we were at the center of our world. None of life's complexities and confusions had affected us yet, and we were able to express the pure energy of being alive and having needs. Think of the natural way a baby laughs or cries. Think of a child's wide smile when they're enjoying themselves. Why do we ever let these feelings go? As adults, we can become like actors performing for other people, trying to keep everyone else happy. But where is our joy Where is our love? Where is our peace? They are always deep within us, but sometimes we forget they are there.
When this disconnection to our self happens, we may look to the outside world for answers. Other people can help us- through anything from kind listening to expert guidance- but ultimately we have to find that connection back to who we really are. Ultimately, only I am responsible for my happiness and only you are responsible for your happiness.
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
What is the value of time if we don't understand the value of each breath? If now is not important to me, how can yesterday be important? If now is not important to me, how can tomorrow be important?
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
Here's one way to think about your existence: you came into life through a door in one wall and you will leave through a door in another. Some people are fascinated by what's or the other side of the second wall; I'm fascinated by what's between the walls.
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
When we feel the demands of technology calling us, we should ask ourselves: In this moment, do I feel free or have I surrendered a part of myself to this constant connectivity?
We're told it's an "always on" world- might it benefit us to press pause more often?
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
Traditional stories usually begin with "Once upon a time," but the big story I want to tell you starts slightly differently: "Once upon this time there lives you.' You have a story that you have been writing since you were born, and it's im- portant you keep putting yourself at the heart of the action. You need to enjoy who you are. If you're not careful, everyone else can become the main characters in the drama of your life- partners, family, friends, colleagues, celebrities politicians, even strangers--but you have to keep putting you at center stage. "Isn't that being self- obsessed?" I hear you ask. Quite the opposite- and Ill tell you why starting with yourself is actually the best thing you can do for other people.
Hear Yourself by Prem Rawat
