Quotes About Wisdom

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.

Life is a struggle and not a matter of privilege. It is nothing but one's knowledge of the temporal and the spiritual world.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Whoever knows himself knows God.

Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.

The game is not about becoming somebody, it's about becoming nobody.

Confusion is better than stupid conclusions. In confusion, there is still a possibility. In stupid conclusion, there is no possibility.

Walking. I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.

You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself.

Asking good questions is half of learning.

Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.

You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading.

In terms of changes, the spiritual mentors teach me that I must not forget those relating primarily to improve myself.

If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.

Obedience to God's will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight.

Ignorance is a dangerous and spiritual poison, which all men ought warily to shun.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

The journey home to God is what life is about. In a sense it's not even a journey. It's an ongoing experience.

The garden is a metaphor for life, and gardening is a symbol of the spiritual path.

The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual. Is that not exactly the condition of the world today?

Spiritual maturity is not knowing what to do with your whole life, but just knowing what to do next.

The Gita is like a bouquet composed of the beautiful flowers of spiritual truths collected from the Upanishads.

All spiritual practices are illusions created by illusionists to escape illusion.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.