Quotes About Self-awareness

See what you're doing wrong, laugh at it, change and do better.

Some guys step on a rake in the dark, and get mad and go punch somebody. Others step on a rake in the dark and fall down laughing at themselves. I know which kind of guy I'd rather be. So do my friends.

you can tap into your inner Buddha if you take the time to observe your life, your actions, your reactions, your choices, and the consequences.

If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We'd not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism.

The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.

ceux que l'on croit être le plus pleins de mésestime d'eux-mêmes et d'humilité, sont généralement le plus pleins d'ambition et d'envie

Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.

When thou callest another a fool, as thou must, sometimes, yet do not forget that thou thyself hast been the supreme fool in humanity.

When thou findest thyself scorning another, look then at thy own heart and laugh at thy folly.

[S]tand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.

To be true to oneself is the hardest test of life.

Know the state of your inner being; meet with the Guru and get rid of your skepticism.

Later, you will regret and repent - you fool! Why are you engrossed in evil-mindedness and skepticism?

To deal with things knowledge of things is needed. To deal with people, you need insight, sympathy. To deal with yourself, you need nothing. Be what you are--conscious being--and don't stray away from yourself.

All you need is already within you, only you must approach yourself with reverence and love. Self-condemnation and self-distrust are grievous errors . . .

All I plead with you is this: make love of your self perfect

Doing one's duty, however small, in an unattached manner gives rise to the awakening of self-awareness.

why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives.

Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not other, it is your own mind.

I say, drop all your defenses. Anyone can make a mistake — even you. Do not defend your mistakes; just accept them and move on. When you are totally defenseless, that is when you will be completely strong.

The third one is culturing the mind. One who has never meditated has no right to even touch the book of Ashtavakra.

Your comparison with your own performance is better, is healthy, but if you start comparing with others, in all probability, you will feel jealous.

If someone blames you directly, do not believe it. Just know that they are taking away your bad karma and let it

Arjava [sincerity] is the second thing. There are people who can go on forgiving themselves but they are not sincere. So they can be where they are and continue doing the same thing. Forget the past. 'Yes, I did something wrong, I am also preparing to do something wrong today and I'll continue with something tomorrow.' There's