“Apart from thoughts, there is no independent entity called the world. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, and there is no world. In the states of waking and dream, there are thoughts, and there is a world also. Just as the spider emits the thread (of the web) out of itself and again withdraws it into itself, likewise the mind projects the world out of itself and again resolves it into itself.”
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Spiritual Quotes — page 209 of 1176
“All that is required to realise the Self is to “Be Still.”
“If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.”
“The God within is your Spiritual Heart. Your Soul. And in that individual Soul, rests God- rests the One. Go into your soul and your heart-space which can be Awareness, Love, Compassion, etc…and just BE your heart-space. BE your Soul so that you can LOVE unconditionally.”
“You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises. Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.”
“Life does not need to be changed. Only your intent and actions do.”
“Naturally, everyone is disheartened by sharp reprimands, and by the most amiable corrections as well, if they are frequent, immoderate, or given inappropriately.”
“I gave up visiting my psychoanalyst because he was meddling too much in my private life.”
“Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation.”
“The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus.”
“We are already ONE. We just think we are separate.”
“The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him successfully when we realize that we cannot find Him unless He shows Himself to us, and yet at the same time that He would not have inspired us to seek Him unless we had already found Him.”
“A man searching for enlightenment is like a man sitting on an Ass in search of an Ass”
“Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.”
“The desert, when the sun comes up...I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began.”
“I believe the ultimate path to enlightment is the cultivation of gratitude. When you're grateful, fear disappears. When you're grateful lack disapears. You feel a sense that life is uniquely blessed, but at the same time, you feel like you're a part of everything that exists and you know that you are not the source of it. In that state you show up differently for the people around you. Just walking around you vibrate.”
“The meaning and the purpose behind some events are unknowable. This is the ultimate test of our faith. We must trust that everyone in life is here to learn different lessons at different times, that good and bad experiences are only the perceptions of man. After all, some of your worst experiences have truly been your best. They've sculpted you, trained you, developed within you a sensitivity and set you in a direction that reaches out to impact your ultimate destiny.”
“As long as something wants to arise, let it. As long as something wants to last, let it. As soon as something wants to pass, let it.”
“You are the Self, that perfect immutable Self. Nothing else exists. Nothing else ever existed. Nothing else will ever exist. There is only one Self and you are That. Rejoice!”
“The only freedom we've got is not to react to anything, but to turn within and know the truth.”