Sydney Banks > Quotes

“That the deaf man cannot hear the sound of the crashing ocean waves, or the blind man cannot see the beauty of an autumn sky, does not mean the sea and the sky do not exist. So, like the blind man, close your eyes. Like the deaf man, block your ears; go inside and realize…that which you seek has been there, within you, all along. This is when the blind will see and the deaf will hear.”
― Sydney Banks, The Missing Link

“Take that rose bush, for example. We are all looking at the same plant, but our perception of it varies according to the way we each think and see. One person may see a vigorous rose, another may see a rose that could benefit from a little pruning, and a third may see a mess that no amount of attention would save. The rose bush isn't changing; it's the way we personally perceive it that differs, the way each of us thinks that colors our perception.”
― Sydney Banks, Enlightened Gardener, The

“In every area of life everyone is capable of seeing from a higher perspective than they do now.
You are never stuck. You're simply limited by the level you are seeing from.

Limitation is always illustion. Just wait. Relax. Stay still. Wait until the wisdom talks to you, as it will. - Syd Banks”
― Sydney Banks, The Missing Link: Reflections on Philosophy and Spirit

“From a recording: "If you're listening to this in your car and you find yourself in a beautiful feeling, roll down your window, pop the tape out of the tape player, and throw it out the window. Stay with the feeling, and it will teach you everything you need to know.”
― Sydney Banks

“My advice to anyone who is looking for help in their marriage would be to seek help from someone who sees life in a positive way or gives out positive advice.”
― Sydney Banks, The Enlightened Gardener Revisited

“We live in a world of thought, not reality. Sydney Banks once said, “Thought is not reality, yet it is through thought that our realities are created.” Each of us lives through our own perceptions of the world, which are vastly different from the person right next to us”

This can be said to be true because before things manifest, we think about them happening that way.”
― Sydney Banks