Quotes About Existence

The idea that consciousness is the ground of being is the basis of all spiritual traditions.

I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.

At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.

The essence of spirituality is, to be constantly aware of the oneness of all; at the same time to celebrate the uniqueness of the individual.

Everything in our world, even a drop of dew, is a microcosm of the universe.

We live in a spiritual Universe. God is in, through, around and for us.

The intricacies of spiritual philosophy and theologies are just a thought within Emptiness.

Everything is alive... Everything is interconnected.

Man lives only to learn. And if he learns it is because it is the nature of his lot, for good or bad.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

Doing is never enough if you neglect Being.

Thus when I have to summarize naturalized spirituality in a single phrase, it is this: the thoughtful love of life.

Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe.

It is a pity that the words "spiritual life" were ever invented, for they have caused so much confusion. For, in truth, there is only life-everyday life-which is simply what is at every moment.

The hand of the Creator is actively involved in every atom, every plant, every creature, and yourself, in every cell in your body.

To be alive, it seemed to me, as I stood there in all kinds of sorrow, was to be both original and reflection, and to be dead was to be split off, to be reflection alone.

The flesh is as spiritual as the soul, and the soul is as natural as the flesh.

The reality of my life cannot die for I am indestructible consciousness.

Even for a moment do not think that you are the body. Give yourself no name, no shape. In the darkness and the silence reality is found.

There's biology in everything, even when you're feeling spiritual.

LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.

The trees reflected in the river - they are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them. So are we.

You have the choice to be here as a speck of creation or as the very source of creation. Not exploring such a phenomenal possibility is a crime.

Each person's life – each lifeform, in fact – represents a world, a unique way in which the universe experiences itself.