What You See Inside Filters What You See Outside
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Jan 11, 2021 - When I am feeling really bright and positive, it's amazing how if I take a walk around town I think, "Wow, people are so happy today." And, of course, the opposite is true. Since we are filtering the world through our own eyes, cultivating positivity and Light on the inside makes the world look brighter to us, even during dark times like we are experiencing right now, . This is reflected in this great quote from the Radiance Sutras - "The light you see by is the light that comes from inside."
So, today, and definitely moving forward over the next weeks, it's a good practice to keep coming back to ourselves and finding brightness. If we brighten ourselves, we are not only making one person brighter, we are influencing the way we perceive and interact with the world.
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