David Deida Quotes

“Almost everything you do, you do because you are afraid to die.”

“Feel your suffering, rest with it, embrace it, make love with it. Feel your suffering so deeply and thoroughly that you penetrate it, and realize its fearful foundation.”

“If we are truly happy inside, then age brings with it a maturity, a depth, and a power that only magnifies our radiance.”

“Learn to find humor in the unending emotional drama the feminine seems to enjoy so much.”

“Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women.”

“One of her deepest pleasures in intimacy is testing you, and then feeling you are not moved off course by her challenge.”

“A life lived well embraces death by feeling open, from heart to all, in every moment. Wide open, you can offer without holding back, you can receive without pushing away.”

“Every moment is the most important moment of your life. No future time is better than now to let down your guard and love.”

“Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone. Your posture can shine your heart or transmit anxiety. Your breath can radiate love or muddy the room in depression. Your glance can awaken joy. Your words can inspire freedom. Your every act can open hearts and minds.”

“If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer.”

“Knowing the truth is fairly useless; feeling it is profound; living it makes all the difference.”

“One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect enlightenment.”

“A fearful man who knows he is fearful is far more trustable than a fearful man who isn’t aware of his fear.”

“As long as life continues, the creative challenge is to tussle, play, and make love with the present moment while giving your unique gift.”

“Every moment of your life is either a test or a celebration.”

“Every moment waited is a moment wasted, and each wasted moment degrades your clarity of purpose.”

“One of the deepest feminine desires in intimacy is precisely not to have to always figure it out for her man and guide him.”

“The most loving women are the women who will test you the most. She wants you to be your fullest, most magnificent self. She won’t settle for anything less. She knows it is true of you. She knows in your deepest heart you are free, you are Shiva. Anything less than that she will torment. And, as you know, she’s quite good at it.”

“The way a man penetrates the world should be the same way he penetrates his woman: not merely for personal gain or pleasure, but to magnify love, openness, and depth.”

“You are only punishing yourself when you want to be in a relationship with a woman more than she wants to be a in a relationship with you.”

“Your fear is the sharpest definition of your self. You should know it. You should feel it virtually constantly. Fear needs to become your friend, so that you are no longer uncomfortable with it.”