“You keep close what you value most. And to some, suffering and separation are so precious, so much a part of their identity and so familiar that they struggle resigning their internal torment to love and joy and freedom.” – Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The consequences of our choices are faced in two ways: the building of stories to escape into the familiarity of pain and suffering, or the freedom and uncertainty of accountability.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“If you feel something other than compassion for any living thing, then you are viewing that being, creature, etc. through the scrim of ego, through beliefs and ideas and feelings that prevent you from seeing the truth and distinguishing reality. Dissolving those internal blocks is the purpose, path, and destiny of the human race and any resistance to it is pain and suffering, a feeling of separation, segregation, self righteousness and despair; which ironically, supplies more fuel for your purpose and presents more opportunities to dissolve the illusion.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The image you have of yourself is solidified by the feelings you perpetually entertain. You repeat them so often, that you unknowingly defend them at every turn. You say you want to feel differently, to experience more joy and love and laughter; but are you willing to demolish the image of yourself that you have invested so much time and effort into solidifying? If not, that extraordinary life you want will never happen. It is impossible to remain the same creature all of your life. Your evolution, your change is inevitable. You can either resist it and be plagued by drama, suffering and fatigue, or initiate the change yourself by tearing down every idea, belief and feeling that keeps you small, isolated and fearful. In other words, your joy depends on you having huge balls of courage.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“There is no suffering for joy, no path of trials you must go through in order to deserve it. The only sacrifice for joy is in the surrendering of the idea that it has a price or that it must somehow be earned. Joy and bliss and love are yours now, simply because you exist.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The sacrifice for bliss is not hard work or exacting will or giving up things you enjoy, so that you can have them at a later time. It is the surrendering of the ego, of expectations and struggle. The means are the end. Your journey is not from one emotion to another. Your journey, your destination is your predominant feeling now.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“If you are suffering, it is because you are not in alignment with reality.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“To defend your ideas, convictions and beliefs is to re-enforce the ego and ensure future suffering. In order to end the ego, you must feel the intensity of the emotions it ignites without reaction or action. Let them burn your face and seer your skin with adrenaline. Let them sink into your gut as you […]
“It’s not about turning dark into light, wrong into right, or transforming bad into good. Polarizing to either side creates duality and suffering. It’s not about balancing either, or acceptance. It is about realizing the opportunities for learning and understanding in every situation and appreciating the wisdom of it all. That is what goodness and […]
“Conflict, suffering, all psychological pain can dissolve within an instant. The moment you listen without the conditioning of your past, without your history and anxieties about the future is the moment you understand, the instant you are accessible to truth.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
