06 / In their own words
The Quotes Collection
Short lines from the thinkers, teachers and writers in the Reading Room, gathered by theme. Read one slowly and notice what it asks of you.
A small daily practice
Read it twice.
Notice what it asks.
Your power is in your thoughts, so stay awake. In other words, remember to remember.
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207 quotes to read slowly
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.
People often work hard to obtain information they already have and avoid new knowledge.
Contrary to traditional scientific opinion, feelings are just as cognitive as other percepts.
Every man and every woman is a star.
The more a man grasps and knows, the greater is the horizon which opens up before him.
The function of the mind is to create coherence between our beliefs and the reality we experience.
You don't need to know your passion in order to design a life you love.
A well-designed life is a life that is generative—it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always the possibility of surprise.
A thought is harmless unless we believe it. It is not our thoughts, but the attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering.
Self-examination is the practice of becoming your truth.
The world without is a reflection of the world within.
Buddha didn't teach that life hurts because of pain; it hurts because the cause of suffering hasn't been examined.
We live in the midst of invisible forces whose effects alone we perceive.
Be impeccable with your word.
We become what we think about.
The past cannot survive in your presence. It can only survive in your absence.
Every day, in every respect, I am getting better and better.
The secret of freedom is in knowing what ideas are prejudices and should be dropped out of mind.
You write your own history for tomorrow and for next year by the thoughts that you entertain today.
At the root of all habit is one basic thing, the desire to express life.
Your life is about the continuing expression of who you truly are.
The Game of Life is a game of boomerangs. Man’s thoughts, deeds and words, return to him sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.
In cold or warmth, light or dark, deprivation or abundance, we can choose to respond with love or react in fear.
No person, place, or thing can give you happiness.
There is no religion higher than truth.
The finest example of creative imagination is one that is constantly parading in eloquent pageant before our eyes—the play of little children.
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
You get what you concentrate upon. There is no other main rule.
I had decided that the closer we get to knowing the “Non-Physical,” the fewer words we have for clearly expressing It.
Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect.
Your beliefs are the thoughts you keep consciously or unconsciously accepting as the law in your life.
Examining how our desires can stealthily influence our lives allows us to better arrange our true priorities and values.
Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.
You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts.
The part you play on the world's stage is determined by your conception of yourself.
Desiring a state of freedom from desire will not set you free. Nothing can set you free, because you are free.
Each of us has his own inner fears, beliefs, opinions, and these inner assumptions rule and govern our lives.
I have one major rule: Everybody is right.
Perception requires imagination because the data people encounter in their lives are never complete and always equivocal.
Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
A human being always acts and feels and performs in accordance with what he imagines to be true about himself and his environment.
There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind—you are the one who hears it.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities!
Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life because you become what you believe.
Free to read. Yours to explore.