… It is as if the pain becomes fuel for the flame of your consciousness, which then burns more brightly as a result. This is the esoteric meaning of the ancient art of alchemy: the transmutation of base metal into gold, of suffering into consciousness. The split within is healed, and you become whole again. Your responsibility then is not to create further pain." -Eckhart Tolle     "Letting go applies to the highest sacred demand, and even to the demand for love. If you demand in some subtle way t …

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