Love allows your beloved the freedom to be unlike you. Attachment asks for conformity to your needs and desires. Love imposes no demands. Attachment expresses an overwhelming demand - "Make me feel whole." Love expands beyond the limits of two people. Attachment tries to exclude everything but two people.
Deepak ChopraDesires are seeds waiting for their season to sprout. From a single seed of desire, whole forests grow.
Deepak ChopraJust as a wave is a movement of the whole ocean, you are the energy of the cosmos. Don't underestimate your power.
Deepak ChopraSelf-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.
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