Alan Cohen Quotes

No one can bother you unless you agree with them.

The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.

Great masters merit emulation, not worship.

True progress comes not through action, but through awakening.

Everything that you need to succeed has been given to you.

Keeping your commitment to your purpose does not depend on other people keeping theirs.

To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.

We hurt ourselves not by what we ask for, but what we settle for.

God is a frequency. Stay tuned.

Don't postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons. Joy is your lesson.

You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.

Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation.

Upgrade your past by seeing it with appreciation.

All limits exist only in the mind, and it is only in the mind that they can be overcome.

Quit planning your dream and start living it.

You change the past when you change the way you see it.

Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one.

A life without change is not a life; it is a stagnant pool.

Waiting does not exist in the experience of those who recognize the presence of love wherever they are.

Abundance is not a situation- it is an attitude.

The purpose of life is not to fight against evil and misfortune; it is to unveil magnificence.

Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come.

Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.

Sometimes when things seem to be going wrong, they are going right for reasons you are yet to understand.

No matter what has happened, let today be new.

You don’t need to get anyone else to agree with your truth. You just need to live it.

To think you know what is best for another person is an industrial-strength ego trip.

Forget what you've been taught so you can remember what you know.

When you want what you want more than you fear what you want, you will have it.

Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices, be sure they are your own.

Put aside ambition for public recognition, and simply do what you do because it feels good inside.

Ask for peace first, and you will clearly see your next step.

The people who matter will recognize who you are.

Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.

Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.