Quotes About Understanding

Enlightenment is seeing things as they are rather than as we imagine

Experience is the direct perception before belief, before thoughts

Forgiveness does not mean we simply forget, or we are ok with what has happened. Forgiveness means we understand humans unconsciously do horrible things. Forgiveness is a choice not to be held in a pain prison of the past. Forgiveness is to choose presence. Forgiveness is to choose peace.

Hell has a sign over the exit door, and it reads awareness

Judging someone without knowing their life experience, without knowing their pain, by their physical appearance, by their social status, from your own belief system, from other people's gossip, is a very shallow view, and a very shallow opinion.

Our projection can provide insight if we are paying attention to our projection

Our reaction to others does not define them, it defines us

Reality cannot be experienced with the intellect, because the intellect can only think thoughts about reality

Spiritual teachers attempt to teach that which is beyond all thoughts and words. But being in the human condition we use thoughts and words to communicate. Do not get caught up on the teacher, their thoughts or words. Focus on the lesson, the concept. To focus on the sign post, is to miss the message. The message is not the sign post, but where the sign post is pointing.

The closer two hearts are to each other, the softer each needs to speak to be heard

The more we care, the greater the pain, and the greater the need for understanding

The power of creation. Not believing we have the power is not the same as not having the power. We are constantly creating. The question is what are we creating. The power is in understanding the power. When we are anxious, when we are depressed, when we focus on lack, we create more lack. If instead we show gratitude, if we are thankful for the blessings in life, if we focus our energy on abundance, then abundance is what we create.

Things are often not as they seem, but always as they should be.

True understanding is understanding the illusion

We resonate with truth because it reminds us of who and what we are

You can be aware without being awake, but you cannot be awake without being aware

You don't know what you don't know. Until you do, and then you will never be the same

Understanding and not understanding are all in the scheme of ignorance, just a realm of the mind. This is not learning. This is your birthright. You cannot study to be what you are. You do not need to understand in order to breathe.

Words and form! We have a totally clear view of the world when we're fourteen years old, maybe sooner. But then we need another fifty years in order to create a language that can express those impressions. And in the mean time, of course, they've faded away.

Reason has an elder sister, never forget that. She's called Intuition.

There's no such thing as coincidence. Only a lack of knowledge.

Când, în sfâr?it, g?sim ceea ce am c?utat în întuneric, aproape întotdeauna constat?m c? era exact asta. Întunericul.

I don't think it will do any harm if he is made aware that we are not a bunch of idiots.

He's not so thick, said Reinhart. It's mainly a question of tempo.