“peace makes you strong
hate reveals your emptiness
kindness feeds your happiness
anger reveals your fear
love makes you free”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 167)
“wanting always interrupts being.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 166)
love is not: i will give this to you if you do this for me love is: i will give this to you so that you may shine ~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 161)
“to expect another to resolve all of our issues and give us the happiness we desire is to expect to see the sunrise without opening our own eyes. it is to ask a river to give us nourishment without dipping our own hands into the water. another cannot answer a riddle that was only ever meant for our own minds to solve. the universe seeks to enlighten and empower us, thus it is only rational that we are our own greatest healers.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 159)
“true self-love is when one understands that the inward journey is the path to freedom, that observing and releasing our inner burdens is what will make us feel lighter and more aware. self-love does not grow the ego; it does the opposite. it is our ego that carries the craving that causes our suffering—the incessant craving that rests at the center of the ego is the ultimate block that stops us from achieving freedom.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 148)
“self-love
is creating space
in your life to heal
your body and mind
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 143)
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"when chaos is all around you the wisest choice is to create peace within you your peace shines outward and supports the creation of a new harmony (meditation) ~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 120)
“it is the things
you say no to
that really show
your commitment
to your growth.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 119)
“when things get tough, remember that we are not building something small, we are building a palace of peace within our own hearts. it takes determination and effort to complete something of such beauty and magnitude.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 108)
“the inward movement can be summarized as follows: we observe ourselves, we accept what we find without judgment, we let it go, and the actual release causes our transformation.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 107)
“the more love
in my body,
the less harm
my body can do.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 83)
“healing ourselves isn’t about constantly feeling bliss; being attached to bliss is a bondage of its own. trying to force ourselves to be happy is counterproductive, because it suppresses the sometimes tough reality of the moment, pushing it back within the depths of our being, instead of allowing it to arise and release.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 81)
“a hero
is one who heals
their own wounds
and then shows others
how to do the same”
~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 74)
where do good decisions come from? a calm mind how can you measure your peace? by how calm you stay during a storm how do you know if you are attached to something? because it creates tension in your mind where are the greatest revolutions fought and won? in the heart do you know why you are powerful? because you can change the future ~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 67)
“a real sign of progress is when we no longer punish ourselves for our imperfections.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 53)
letting go
doesn’t mean forgetting;
it means we stop carrying
the energy of the past
into the present
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 49)
“reminder: you can love people and simultaneously not allow them to harm you”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 39)
if you measure
the length
of your ego,
it will equal
the distance
between you
and your freedom
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 31)
“what we face internally is a microcosm of what humanity faces globally—this is why growing our self-love is a medicine for our earth”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 30)