Selfknowledge Quotes

“When you really understand who you are, you will experience unalloyed happiness. Happiness that you only dreamed about, happiness in the Silence, when nothing is happening but you’re happy. Always happy, always at peace. All of the Gods that you have been praying to all your life, all of the Buddha’s you’ve taken refuge in, the Krishnas, the Kalmias, the Shivahs, the Christ, Allah, they’re all within you. You are that. There is only the one Self and you are That. Ponder this.

The knowledge of this brings you eternally infinite happiness instantly. When you begin to understand who you are, your Divine nature, that you are not the body, you’re not the mind, once you understand your Infinite nature, who you really are and there’s nothing else, you immediately become instantly happy. For happiness is your very nature. Happiness, the Self are synonymous. Consciousness, Absolute Reality, Pure Awareness, are all synonymous. There is only One. It has many names, but the One pervades all of space and time. And it is the only existence and you are That. There is no other existence. Awaken to this truth. You are the only One that does exist. And you are Consciousness.”
― Robert Adams, Silence of the Heart: Dialogues with Robert Adams

“Even after your heart breaks into a million pieces and your baby is gone, l am here to tell you all around you the world will still go on spinning. People might even say kind words to you and think you are listening but mostly you won't hear anything because your too busy collecting each of those tiny pieces of your heart. Wrapping them up into a safe corner of yourself, so you can find them again later.”
― Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, The Smell of Other People's Houses

“Take this because sometimes you just have to hold on to whatever you can.”
― Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, The Smell of Other People's Houses

“Self-knowledge never comes from any age, ritual or book knowledge, It comes from self-surrender to God.”
― Shiva Negi

“The srutis and the sages say that the objects are only mental creations. They have no substantive being. Investigate the matter and ascertain the truth of this statement. The result will be the conclusion that the objective world is in the subjective consciousness. The Self is thus the only Reality that permeates and also envelops the world. Since there is no duality, no thoughts will arise to disturb your peace. This is Realization of the Self. (p. 382)”
― Ramana Maharshi, Talks With Ramana Maharshi: On Realizing Abiding Peace and Happiness

“Loved unconditionally, the world starts loving back! The more love is practiced, the more it flows, like a mountain torrent in springtime, flushing away unforgiving thoughts and feelings. Slowly attention turns within, awakening the devotee to the unlimited power of Love. When our small loves find their infinite Source we are free and are no longer compelled to grovel at the feet of the world. (p. 84)”
― James Swartz, Meditation: Inquiry Into the Self

“Try seeing your body and home as God‘s temple, regarding your spouse and children as God‘s own, considering every spoken word the name of the Lord and every duty as service of God. Bending, lying or kneeling should be considered prostration to God, walking as circumambulation of the deity, all lights as symbols of the Self, sleep as samadhi, rest as meditation and the act of eating as God eating God. In this manner every object and activity loses its secular character and becomes divine through devotional practice. (p. 86)”
― James Swartz, Meditation: Inquiry Into the Self

“The state of devotion to which this verse refers is not a simple love of God inspired by blind belief, but an inner transformation, the rebirth of the soul out of the womb of matter into the realm of pure Spirit. It is a spontaneous awakening to the ultimate state of Being, an ecstatic, expansive, dynamic, openended experience that fills the head with wisdom and the heart with love. Unlike „born again“ experiences, which quickly fade, leaving the devotee caught up in the limitations of the old life, the heart merges completely and permanently into the Self. (p. 96)”
― James Swartz, Meditation: Inquiry Into the Self

“Attaining It one becomes intoxicated, then silent, delighting in the Self“ (Narada Bhakti Sutras) The state of devotion to which this verse refers is not a simple love of God inspired by blind belief, but an inner transformation, the rebirth of the soul out of the womb of matter into the realm of pure Spirit. It is a spontaneous awakening to the ultimate state of Being, an ecstatic, expansive, dynamic, openended experience that fills the head with wisdom and the heart with love. Unlike „born again“ experiences, which quickly fade, leaving the devotee caught up in the limitations of the old life, the heart merges completely and permanently into the Self. (p. 96)”
― James Swartz, Meditation: Inquiry Into the Self

“Western philosophy has remained more or less true to the etymological meaning of ‘philosophy’, in being essentially an intellectual quest for truth. Indian Philosophy has been, however, intensely spiritual and has always emphasized the need of practical realization of truth. The word ‘darshana’ means ‘vision’ and also the ‘instrument of vision’. It stands for the direct, immediate and intuitive vision of Reality, the actual perception of Truth, and also includes the means which led to this realization. ‘See the Self’ (ātmā vā are draṣṭavyaḥ) is the keynote of all schools of Indian Philosophy.”
― Chandradhar Sharma, Critical Survey Of Indian Philosophy

“Such a one, who is full of all the noble qualities, seeks and follows an enlightened master who directs him along the path of self-knowledge. He then realises the self which is the one cosmic being. Such a liberated one awakens the inner intelligence, which has been asleep so far: and this awakened intelligence instantly knows itself to be the infinite consciousness. Becoming constantly aware of the inner light, such a blessed one instantly ascends into the utterly pure state. Such is the normal course of evolution, O Rama. However, there are exceptions to this rule. In the case of those who have taken birth in this world, two possibilities exist for the attainment of liberation. The first is: treading the path indicated by the master, the seeker gradually reaches the goal of liberation. The second is: self-knowledge literally drops into one’s lap, as it were, and there is instant enlightenment.”
― Venkatesananda, Vasistha's Yoga

“There's nothing more erotic than being real.”
― Levi Ramos

“He who knows that his character is blissful by nature, does not need anything to be happy.”
― Shiva Negi

“Know thyself and be immortal.”
― Shiva Negi

“Those two voices in your head actually dictate every action you take in your life. But sometimes, if you’re not listening closely, Fear sounds like reason, and Soul sounds like a crazy person. If you don’t know which one you’re truly listening to, it can be hard to take the leaps necessary to reach your dreams.”
― Michelle Jacobik, The Path To Profits: An Entrepreneur's Guide To Having It All... And Still Having A Life!

“The most important thing in life is learning how to be your true self.”
― Shiva Negi

“The most important thing in life is learning how to be your true Self (Atman).”
― Shiva Negi

“Being true to yourself is the only means to attain self-knowledge.”
― Shiva Negi

“Life is a dream, there is neither birth nor death, and you are the Divine.”
― Shiva Negi

“If you think you have enough knowledge, you are still ignorant; always be a learner.”
― Shiva Negi

“One who has an intense longing for self-knowledge, attains self-realization in the Divine Consciousness (God).”
― Shiva Negi

“One who has an intense longing for God-realization, attains Self-knowledge in the Divine Consciousness of God.”
― Shiva Negi

“One who has the light of self-knowledge does not need the light of the sun.”
― Shiva Negi

“He who has an intense longing for God, attains knowledge of the Self in God-realization.”
― Shiva Negi

“Leadership is not just having experience, but it is having the ability to lead by your own example.”
― Shiva Negi

“Leadership is all about having the ability to lead by your own example.”
― Shiva Negi

“Where there is self-knowledge, there is immortality.”
― Shiva Negi

“ईश्वर के दर्शन केवल आत्मज्ञान के प्रकाश से ही होते हैं।”
― Shiva Negi

“Your life is not defined by what you have in the outside world, but by what you have within.”
― Shiva Negi

“He who realizes God attains immortality in self-knowledge and lives in the ecstasy of divine consciousness.”
― Shiva Negi