Top 35 Lee L. Jampolsky Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “It is impossible to hold a grudge and have peace of mind at the same time. It would be like trying to have day and night exist in the same moment.”

— Lee L. Jampolsky

2. “The paradox of acceptance: When our mind becomes less attached and dependent on things being a certain way our happiness in life dramatically improves.”

— Lee L. Jampolsky

3. “The core of who you are, your true nature, is Love.”

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4. “What if nothing needs to change other than our perception of what we see?”

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5. “Inspirational Psychology brings peace and choice to life even in the most difficult of situations.”

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6. “Freedom, which is an aspect of health, remains impossible as long as we perceive our bodies as a complete definition of ourselves.”

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7. “The roots of addiction can be seen in our search for happiness in something outside of our self, be it drugs, relationships, material possessions.”

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8. “No matter how sick your body is, extending Love will reduce your suffering and aid in healing.”

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9. “Forgiveness is essential to health, growth, and healing.”

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10. “Inspirational Psychology includes the practical application of identifying the thoughts and mistaken beliefs that cause us pain, along with a contemplative practice to discover our true nature, which is Love.”

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11. “There is never a circumstance, no matter how catastrophic, that also does not hold within it an opportunity to better things, to better yourself. Every moment brings with it an opportunity to love, to forgive, to grow beyond your shortcomings.”

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12. “There is no moment, ever, that does not either hold an opportunity or a lesson that God is offering.”

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13. “Within Inspirational Psychology, health doesn’t refer to just the state of the body, but also the state of the mind, which affects the body.”

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14. “What many fail to realize is that being attached to what we think we want and don’t have while resisting what is happening in the moment is the cause, not the cure, of much personal suffering and interpersonal conflict.”

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15. “You can learn to focus on love in your heart rather than the symptoms of your physical condition.”

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16. “Many people live in a self-imposed prison and don’t even know it.”

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17. “Happiness is more about removing the blocks to Love and remembering who you are than changing your situation or another person.”

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18. “Becoming less focused on the past and future and not resisting the moment is how to overcome fear, physical pain, and all suffering.”

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19. “One of the most liberating personal discoveries I have made is the knowledge that whenever I am upset, there is another way of looking at any situation, person, or condition.”

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20. “Essentially, what the most important questions we can ever ask ourselves are, “Who am I? Who are we all? What do we share, and what is our purpose here? How do we discover meaning?” Addressing these questions is the core of Inspirational Psychology.”

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21. “More succinctly put, Inspirational Psychology offers ways to live, learn about, and practice love.”

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22. “If you believe you are an effect of the world around you – that your happiness is dependent on this thing or that person – then you are always going to be a victim of circumstance to one degree or another.”

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23. “I trust that no loving thought goes unnoticed, even when I do not see immediate gratitude or behavior changes in the other person.”

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24. “When the mind no longer sees itself as a body, forever in bondage to the body, the mind can be free and at peace even when we are physically sick.”

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25. “The body can limit our ability to experience life to the fullest, especially if we identify ourselves as being only our bodies.”

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26. “Most of us, if we are truly honest with ourselves, have an ever-evolving and ever-growing list of what we think we must change in order to be at peace or to be happy.”

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27. “You may not have chosen what is happening to your body, but you can choose how you respond.”

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28. “What if happiness is in fact more about remembering who we are, rather than attempting to change anything or anyone at all?”

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29. “A miracle is when we respond with compassion where a moment ago we may have believed there was something to be upset, blaming, or angry about.”

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30. “You can learn to direct yourself to be peaceful inside regardless of what is happening with your body.”

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31. “You can learn from your health challenge what is most important and become a better human being.”

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32. “Freedom rests on finding the meaning and lessons even in our greatest pain.”

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33. “How important is it really that you feel satisfied right now for 2 minutes, compared to getting yourself free from addiction forever?”

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34. “Though few would admit it, most of the time, when people are upset they don’t actually want to feel differently, they want agreement and ways to make a situation, condition, or person change.”

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35. “Most people believe they know what it is that would make them happy, and what it is that they should get rid of in order to be happy. Unfortunately, few actually do.”

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36. “For me, the more I don’t foolishly waste my life wishing for a better past the more free I am today to create, grow, and love.”

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