Think about this teaching today: One way to work on yourself is by being present in the body. Another way is by expanding the heart. A third way is by quieting the mind. The shrewd person finds a way to work on all three at the same time.
-Understanding the Enneagram
“Being itself is the source and origin of our true identity. All parts of the universe are manifesting a tremendous creative intelligence, and the self is an aspect of that creative flow and cannot be otherwise.”
-Understanding the Enneagram
“Joy is a natural experience that arises spontaneously when we experience ourselves as Being—when we are free of the endless chatter, planning, and projects of our ego minds.”
-from “The Wisdom of the Enneagram”
by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
Seems Very Appropriate for a New Moon…
Today, let go of one of your self-defeating attitudes by saying to yourself:
(Type One) I now release driving myself and others to be perfect.
(Type Two) I now release the fear that I am unwanted and unloved.
(Type Three) I now release comparing myself with others.
(Type Four) I now release feeling that I am inadequate and defective.
(Type Five) I now release believing that no one can be depended on.
(Type Six) I now release being evasive and defensive with those who need me.
(Type Seven) I now release believing that external things will make me happy.
(Type Eight) I now release all anger, rage, and violence in my life.
(Type Nine) I now release living through others and not developing myself.
-from Enneagram Transformations by Don Richard Riso
“True love of self entails a profound acceptance of ourselves—returning to Presence and settling into ourselves as we actually are without attempting to change ourselves or our experience.”
-Russ Hudson, The Wisdom of the Enneagram
“One way to work on yourself is by being present in the body. Another way is by expanding the heart. A third way is by quieting the mind. The wise person finds a way to work on all three at the same time.”
-from “Understanding the Enneagram” by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
