Larry Dossey, MD, is an American physician and author who emphasizes the importance of prayer, spirituality, and the mind in healthcare.
CLEAR ALL
Safety is not the absence of threat, it is the presence of connection.
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The intention of the universe is evolution. We exist as a locus of waves that spreads its influence to the ends of space and time. The whole of a thing is contained in each of its parts. We are completely, firmly, absolutely connected with all of existence.
Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.
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At the heart of each of us, whatever the imperfections . . . exists a silent pulse of perfect rhythm . . . which connects us to the universe.
Although the connections are not always obvious, personal change is inseparable from social and political change.
What quantum physics teaches us is that everything we thought was physical is not physical.
If humans were to model the lifestyle displayed by healthy community of cells, our societies and our planet would be more peaceful and vital.
Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.
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No man can be an exile if he remembers that all the world is one city.
We read to know we are not alone.