Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.
Deepak ChopraDon't you realize," Merlin said to his pupil, "that the history of the universe has brought us here to this second?
Deepak ChopraChoice is the key, because human beings are the only creatures who can choose to evolve, who can shape their destiny. Furthermore, we have been given the gift of "self-awareness," which allows us to step back into our true selves to observe and use our brains to create the world we wish to live in.
Deepak ChopraThe measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity.
Deepak ChopraThe most enlightened people in the world embrace their full potential of light and dark. When you're with people who recognize and own their negative qualities, you never feel judged by them. It's only when people see good and bad, right and wrong, as qualities outside themselves that judgments occur.
Deepak Chopra