Quotes About Self

Each must discover his own way in life, and that way lies in his heart. Let him delve deeply into the depths of his being; his true centre is not far from there.

Whatever you can conceive or imagine is but a fragment of yourself.

Goodness is not in the backyard of the individual nor in the open field of the collective; goodness flowers only in freedom from both.

All of spiritual practice is a matter of relationship: to ourselves, to others, to life's situations.

If I cannot live with myself, there must be two of me

The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is 'I'; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.

Feeling unworthy is like putting a huge obstacle into the God force, into the life force which is everywhere.

I think and that is all that I am.

Every problem is an ego problem. In order to have a problem there has to be an ego-frustration.

The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself.

To be spiritual means to be an emperor within yourself. This is the only way to be.

The craving to become causes fears; to be, to achieve, and so to depend engenders fear.

What is joy? Joy is nothing but the Self. When desires are fulfilled, the mind is stilled. This allows the Self to shine forth and that is what we call joy.

The self has no boundaries except those it accepts out of ignorance

Faith is in the soul. Belief is thought. Faith is so rich. Faith gives me my spiritual self.

God is in me or else is not at all.

This is the great lesson that we are here to learn through myriads of births and heavens and hells - that there is nothing to be asked for, desired for, beyond one's spiritual Self (atman).

It seems to me that the real problem is the mind itself and not the problem which the mind has created and tries to solve.

Seek spiritual riches within. What you are is much greater than anyone or anything else you have ever yearned for.

From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one -- to secure peace of mind, spiritual comfort, for HIMSELF.

When every moment, you experience yourself as the source of creation, not as a piece of creation, then you are realized.

Your physical self is inspired by a divine force that beats its heart, digests its food and grows its fingernails, and this same force is receptive to endlessly abundant health.

You each have the same energy and it sings within you. You need not be shy of it, it is your own. You need not look to gurus, or Gods, or Seths. It dwells within your own being.

The facade is the ego. It is motivated by our seeking love. The only reward is frustration, as it is only by loving that one finds love.