“If you remove yourself far enough from the limited point of view of pain, you will see that we are all nothing but the victims of victims.” Teal Swan Pain
“What I know is that suffering creates suffering and the ONLY way to change that in the world is to become JOY and begin infecting other people with it. If you become joy, you will not make other people unhappy and the cycle of suffering… ends. Why do I care? Because I am you. Your suffering is the world's suffering. You can not suffer and not have it affect EVERYTHING in existence.” Teal Swan People , Suffering , Joy , Way
“You do not need to resist, control or restrict the creations of others due to the fear that they will negatively affect you. There is more than enough room in this universe for any and all creations that could possibly be thought up. This is why for every unwanted thing, there is (or will eventually be) an antidote.” Teal Swan Universe , Fear
“It's not the uncomfortable feelings themselves that hurt, it's our resistance to the uncomfortable feelings that causes us pain.” Teal Swan Hurt , Pain , Feeling
“Regardless of what you may think about yourself or what you have been told about yourself or what you may have been taught to believe about yourself… THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. THERE NEVER WAS.” Teal Swan Thinking
“Discipline teaches a child to resent the parent, not to be responsible for the natural process of action and consequence.” Teal Swan Parent , Nature
“Objective reality is the amalgamation of every subjective reality, which added together forms the objective reality relative to any given subject.” Teal Swan Reality
“The problem isn't hierarchy, authority or superiority. The problem is that people in positions of authority or superiority did not take you as a part of themselves and thus did not consider you and thus did not act in alignment with your best interests.” Teal Swan Problem , People , Parting
“The ultimate truth in this universe is the truth of oneness. Therefore each being in existence is in fact an extension of what many call "God". We are indivisible from it. And as such, having good relationships with people is the same as having a good relationship with God.” Teal Swan Universe , Truth , God , People
“In the information age, attention spans have decreased exponentially. People want the incredibly complex practice and nature of awareness compressed into a two-minute sound bite. This is not possible. It is not real learning and it is not real personal transformation. It is the momentary drug-like hit of entertainment and inspiration.” Teal Swan Personality , People , Learning , Nature
“Even the parts within you that seem to be hurting you, are actually doing so because they think it is in your best interest.” Teal Swan Hurt , Thinking , Parting
“What most people do not know is that underlying every physical ailment is an underlying problem in consciousness. Another way of saying this is that there is a mental and emotional root to all physical ailments.” Teal Swan Way , Problem , People
“Love is not just a virtue or an emotion. It is the basis for all physical and nonphysical being. All things created were created from love to love. Love is in essence the profound feeling space of total and complete oneness.” Teal Swan Love , Making love , Feeling
“You can't have a happy life and an unhappy relationship - it's a contradiction.” Teal Swan Life , Happiness
“Conflict is an opportunity to become clear about yourself and your values and beliefs and desires. Conflict is the perfect breeding ground for authenticity. Every time a conflict arises, we can see it as an alarm bell that tells us… Here is an opportunity to really know yourself.” Teal Swan Perfection , Time
“There is a lifetime in a moment, a world in a seed and a universe in a thought.” Teal Swan instagram Universe , World