Quotes About Self

The world "out there" won't change until the world "in here" does.

The secret to peace-of-mind is to not identify with anything other than your true self.

Man is a universe within himself.

The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.

What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.

All unhappiness is caused by our trying to be limited, to be an ego. The more we are our Self, the happier we are. We will never be completely happy until we are completely being our Self.

Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false Self. We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you.

Love is my gift to the world. I fill myself with love, and I send that love out into the world.

There's much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.

Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution.

Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.

Those who have themselves for a spiritual director have a fool for a spiritual director.

When the very source of creation is within you, all the solutions are within you. The problems are just created by you.

The quickest way to experiencing the peace inside, is to learn to recognize when I am not at peace.

Once you believe in yourself and see your soul as divine and precious, you'll automatically be converted to a being who can create miracles.

Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face.

Destiny is what every human being creates for oneself. Fate is when you fail to create your own destiny.

In love the other is important; in lust you are important

What is meditation? When you empty yourself and let the universe come in you.

The real alchemy is transforming the base self into gold or into spiritual awareness. That's really what new alchemy's all about.

The spirit is the true self.

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.