--- title: "1 Accepting yourself Quotes By Swami Dhyan Giten" description: "1 Accepting yourself quotes by Swami Dhyan Giten. Plus more from Swami Dhyan Giten and more Accepting yourself sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_accept-yourself_love-starts-with-loving-and-accepting-yo_972408.jpg" --- > [“Love starts with loving and accepting yourself as you are. Loving yourself and selfishness are two different things. To love and accept yourself does not mean to be narcissistic and obsessive with yourself. A basic love and acceptance for yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-dhyan-giten/love-starts-with-loving-and-accepting-yourself-as-you-are-loving/) [Swami Dhyan Giten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-dhyan-giten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_accept-yourself_love-starts-with-loving-and-accepting-yo_972408.jpg) ## Other authors on Accepting yourself - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting-yourself/rajneesh/) - [Mandy Hale 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting-yourself/mandy-hale/) ## More by Swami Dhyan Giten > [“Enlightenment is a paradoxical phenomenon. You need to be commited to become enlightenment, and to do whatever is necessary to make it happen. 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