Giving means extending one's love with no conditions, no expectations and no boundaries. . . Peace of minds occurs, therefore, when we put all our attention into giving and have no desire to get anything from, or to change, another person. . . The giving motivation leads to a sense of inner peace and joy that is unrelated to time.
Gerald JampolskyThe secret of forgiveness is not to procrastinate, but to free yourself immediately of stress by totally forgiving this instant.
Gerald JampolskyTo be consistent in achieving inner peace, we must perceive a world where everyone is innocent.
Gerald JampolskyRemembering and seeing are not the same, and that is why memories are of little use to us in forming loving relationships.
Gerald JampolskyMore and more people are beginning to feel that there must be another way of thinking, perceiving, and acting. And perhaps the beginning of another way of looking at the world is to re-evaluate all of our beliefs. It is, after all, our beliefs that determine what we are, experience, and expect. When we are willing to take a new look at our own beliefs, we then have an opportunity to begin rediscovering who and what we are and to redetermine our true purpose on Earth.
Gerald JampolskyYour attitude is everything, and it determines how you experience every aspect of your life
Gerald JampolskyThe ego searches for shortcomings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come and not how far he has to go.
Gerald JampolskyYou can choose to be peaceful right here and now ... it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.
Gerald JampolskyThere is no right or wrong behavior. The only meaningful choice is between fear and love.
Gerald JampolskyWe cannot love when we feel fear. When we release the fearful past and forgive everyone, we will experience total love and oneness with all.
Gerald JampolskyThe world does not have to change.... The only thing that has to change is our attitude.
Gerald JampolskyListening with undivided attention and unconditional love Is perhaps the greatest gift we can extend to others.
Gerald JampolskyWhenever we give help, we unfailingly see that the answer to all our needs is already within the very situation we think is hurting us. By becoming totally open and harmless, we see that there is no one who cannot help us and no instant when we are not surrounded by God's love and His guiding presence.
Gerald JampolskyHow simple it is to see that we can only be happy now, and that there will never be a time when it is not now.
Gerald JampolskyWhen we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. We cannot love when we feel fear.... When we release the fearful past and forgive everyone, we will experience total love and oneness with all.
Gerald JampolskyForgiveness is not a matter of feeling superior, of feeling sorry for our parents because they didn't' know any better. It comes when we understand that as humans we all do the very best we can, and we can't ask for more than that. Forgiveness is making the choice to find no more value in anger, and to see that we are all God's light, all joined, and the separations we feel are only part of the illusions of the ego.
Gerald JampolskyThe law of Love is that you are Love, and that as you give Love to others you teach yourself what you are.
Gerald JampolskyAs long as we hold unforgivable thoughts in our mind, we will not be able to experience total inner peace.
Gerald JampolskyWhen I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.
Gerald JampolskyThe law of Love is based on abundance; we are completely filled with Love all the time, and our supply is always full and running over. When we give our Love unconditionally to others with no expectations of return, the Love within us extends, expands, and joins. So by giving our Love away we increase the Love within us and everyone gains.
Gerald JampolskyThere would be very little to dislike in other people if we refused to bring to them all of our own judgements and petty grievances.
Gerald JampolskyPeace of mind comes from not wanting to change other, but by simply accepting them as they are. True acceptance is always without demands and expectations.
Gerald JampolskyWhen I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
Gerald JampolskyFear and love can never be experienced at the same time. It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want.
Gerald JampolskyLove is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement.
Gerald JampolskyInner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.
Gerald JampolskyForgiveness is an inner correction that lightens the heart. It is for our peace of mind first. Being at peace, we will now have peace to give to others, and this is the most permanent and valuable gift we can possibly give.
Gerald JampolskyNot judging is another way of letting go of fear and experiencing Love. When we learn not to judge others - and totally accept them, and not want to change them - we can simultaneously learn to accept ourselves.
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