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1 " Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. "
― James Van Praagh , Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions
2 " As a spirit having a human experience, you can choose to not merely exist but to be fully conscious and aware of living in a limited world. When you take a conscious part in life and its multitudes of choices, you won't let life happen to you - you will make life happen for you. "
― James Van Praagh , Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side
3 " The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves. "
4 " The soul is spirit incarnate. Don't think of yourself as a body that has a soul, bit rather as spirit that needs a body."-James Van Praggh "
5 " To be able to communicate at a soul level with another human being is the biggest treasure of the physical dimension. "
― James Van Praagh , The Soul's Journey Lesson Cards: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook
6 " If you're on the path you're meant to be on, everything falls into place; the Universe is telling you that. If you are not on the right path, you will experience roadblocks all along the way, and this is also the Universe telling you to stop, look, and ask if this is where you are supposed to be. "
― James Van Praagh , Unfinished Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life
7 " I'd rather look forward and dream, than look backward and regret. "
8 " We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life. "
― James Van Praagh
9 " When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. "
10 " You never truly know someone until you've stood in their shoes and walked around in them. "
11 " Forgiveness is not an occassional act; it is a permanent attitude. "
12 " Love is never static, but always evolving. Love is simultaneously random and ordered, so intangible and yet a part of everything, and when we attempt to limit it or categorize it, we get into trouble. "
13 " When you consider your thoughts, know that they are as real to the subconscious of the person you’re thinking about as if you picked up your cell phone and said them out loud. Take responsibility for your thoughts; they’re not just yours. They go shooting out of you to the intended target just like arrows. That’s why meditation is so relaxing—your archers can take a break! "
14 " We are all the same. God has not chosen one group above another. When we dare to be aware, we will raise our understanding and compassion and see everyone as part of the universal energy of God. We will be free of prejudice and hatred based on someone’s color, race, sex, or gender preference. God is not limited. Only humans limit their thinking. "
― James Van Praagh , Talking to Heaven: A Medium's Message of Life After Death
15 " When people live lives of spiritual awareness and mindfulness, everything they do and say can change the lives of others. Those random acts of kindness can alter someone’s attitude. "
16 " And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. "
17 " All of us are navigating our own personal yellow brick roads. Some of us are still asleep in the poppy field; some of us remain content with the material pleasures of the Emerald City. Some of us still think that the Wizard is great and powerful and follow his arbitrary commands to curry favor, while others have seen the man behind the curtain and have become disillusioned or feel betrayed. For the rest of us, once we acknowledge that our hearts’ desires lie in our own backyard—inside of us—we’ll be closer to home. And there’s no place like home. "
18 " The mystery of life doesn’t seem so mysterious if you venture inward and listen to your soul’s voice. "
19 " Stay positive. When you resist change, you are trying too hard to control the outcome and not paying enough attention to the process. "
20 " To me, God is an energy and I am made of it. I am not separate from God, and neither is anything you see. "
