Gerald Jampolsky Quotes

Inner 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.

How 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.

Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.

It's not the situation that's causing your stress, it's your thoughts, and you can change that right here and now. You can choose to be peaceful right here and now. Peace is a choice, and it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.

When 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.

The 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.

Today I am determined to go through the day with ought hurting myself, or another, with my thoughts or my actions.

Peace 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.

Forgiveness 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.

Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement.

When 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.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

The 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.

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.

Fear and love can never be experienced at the same time. It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want.

Forgiveness means letting go of the past.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

There would be very little to dislike in other people if we refused to bring to them all of our own judgements and petty grievances.

Your attitude is everything, and it determines how you experience every aspect of your life

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.

A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.

To be consistent in achieving inner peace, we must perceive a world where everyone is innocent.

Everyday ask yourself the question, "Do I want to experience Peace of Mind or do I want to experience Conflict?

The mind can be thought of as containing reels and reels of motion picture film about our past experiences. These images are superimposed not only on each other but also on the lens through which we experience the present.

All minds are joined. Therefore, all healing is self-healing. Our inner peace will, of itself, pass to others once we accept it for ourselves.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.

There is no right or wrong behavior. The only meaningful choice is between fear and love.

Forgiveness is the way to true health and happiness.

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ... it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.

I wonder why / no one ever told me / that the rainbow / and the treasure / were both within me.

Everything we see is but a mirror of what we are.

To give is to receive.

To be impatient is to be hooked on the future.

I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.

Nothing is impossible when we follow our inner guidance, even when its direction may threaten us by reversing our usual logic.

When Communication with others is from love to love... it is deeply satisfying and healthy.

How simple it is to see that all the worry in the world cannot control the future.

Choose to be a love-finder rather than a faultfinder.

Love is letting go of fear.

More 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.

Forgiveness 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.

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.

Not 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.

The world does not have to change.... The only thing that has to change is our attitude.

Try finding love, rather than finding fault.

Choose to experience peace rather than conflict.

It is when judgment ceases that healing occurs.

Whenever 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.

No way exists in the present to accurately determine the future effect of the least of our actions.

Listening with undivided attention and unconditional love Is perhaps the greatest gift we can extend to others.