Leonard Jacobson Quotes

When you awaken, you will see that this is Heaven on Earth, and everything in physical form is the body of God.

It is not until you awaken and become fully present that you will realize that you have not been present. It is not until you awaken that you will realize you have been asleep, dreaming that you are awake.

When you become present, your mind is silent. There is no agenda. You are not holding onto anything. You are not seeking anything. You are just here with what is, and it is enough.

It is far wiser to ask for a question than an answer. When you think you have all the answers, it simply means you have run out of questions.

Only when you can accept that you are alone, will you discover that you are not alone.

I cannot tell you anything that you don't already know, but it is known in silence.

If your commitment is to being present, then there will come a time when being present becomes your natural state. The present moment becomes your home. You will have short excursions into the world of the mind, but you never go so far into the mind that you get lost there.

The more awake you are, the less there is of you here. At the very deepest level of Presence, you have disappeared and only God is.

The price of freedom is to allow freedom. Very few people are willing to pay the price.

True awakening involves embracing every aspect of yourself with love and acceptance, including everything you have been denying, hiding or trying to fix. To deny these things is a judgment of them and judgment will keep you forever imprisoned within separation.

There is nothing wrong with anger. Anger is a beautiful emotion, as valid and rich as joy or laughter. But you have been taught to repress your anger. Your anger has been condemned. If anger is unexpressed, it will slowly poison you. The key is to know how to express your anger. Do not throw it out onto any one. No one is responsible for your anger. Simply express your anger. Beat up a cushion. Go for a run. Express your anger to a tree. Dance your anger. Enjoy it.

You spend very little time in the present moment. Reality exists only in the present moment. Therefore you spend very little time in reality.

To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty, drink. If you are lonely, call a friend for tea. If you are overwhelmed with too much company, then get away by yourself.

The fact that we are aware of ourselves is both our greatest curse and also our greatest blessing.

The very essence of your Being is infinite, eternal silence. It is your true nature. It is the essence of all existence.

If you’re truly present in this moment, then you are a Buddha. At least for this moment!

THE JOURNEY IS FROM HERE TO HERE. AND THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN ARRIVE IS NOW.

The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and has nothing to do with the present moment.

If you want to know who you are, look into the true mirror. The flower will reflect your beauty. The sky will reflect your vastness. The ocean will reflect your depth. The child will reflect your innocence. But if you look into the mirror that is unconscious humanity, you are looking into the wrong mirror. Your reflection will be distorted by their projections.

Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you.

If you accept full responsibility for yourself, you will be released forever from expectation, resentment, blame and guilt.

You cannot be present in an abstract way. Presence is not about disappearing into nothingness. You can only be present with something that is actually here.

God is real. God is here now. God is this moment revealed. For the most part, we are lost in the past and future world of the mind. To experience the living Presence of God in all things present, we will have come to where God is. We will have to become fully present. Otherwise we have no choice but to believe in God or disbelieve in God and neither is true, for the truth is beyond belief!

True power arises in knowing what you want, knowing what you don't want, expressing it clearly and lovingly without attachment to the outcome.

Do not seek the answers. Let the answers find you.

If you can see it, hear it, feel it, taste it, touch it, or smell it, you can be present with it. It is of the present moment, and so it brings to you the opportunity to be present with it.

There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.

You don't realize that if you stop looking backwards craving the love and acceptance which you didn't receive from your parents, then you might open your eyes to what is available for you now. But you won't let go. If only you could see that looking back into an incomplete and imperfect past, with regret, blame, guilt or resentment is keeping you from the treasures that await you here now. The past has gone. You cannot rectify something that is no longer with you.

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.

Surrender the dream and the truth will be revealed.

The only moment ever available to you is the present moment. Everything else is memory or imagination.