113 Quotes by David R. Hawkins

If we let go of guilt, we will see innocence; however, a guilt-ridden person will see only evil. The basic rule is that we focus on what we have repressed.

Be kind and forgiving to everything and everyone, including yourself, at all times without exception.

The past cannot be rewritten, but it can be recontextualized so as to be a source of constructive learning. Regret over past events or decisions can be ameliorated by realizing that they ‘seemed like a good idea at the time’.

We don’t understand the problem; that’s why we can’t find the answer. Maybe it’s ultra simple, and that’s why we can’t see it. Maybe the solution is not “out there,” and that’s why we can’t find it. Maybe we have so many belief systems that we are blinded to the obvious.

You can’t do a good job unless you’re keen on it yourself.

The only way to enhance one’s power in the world is by increasing one’s integrity, understanding, and capacity for compassion.

Another common issue is over-parenting. Sometimes a parent confuses loving a grown child with bailing them out of every difficulty. At a certain age, sometimes love means “tough love,” that is, letting the child find his own way out of the mess he made so that he has the opportunity to discover his own inner resources.

Spiritual evolution occurs as the result of removing obstacles and not actually acquiring anything new.

Expectation of others is a form of emotional blackmail. We can feel our resistance when others pull for certain emotional “goods” from us. We can get away from being emotionally blackmailed by looking at how we do it with others, and, then, we can let go of wanting to manipulate their emotional responses toward us.