Groundlessness Quotes

“After a tragedy, a farce. Philosophy enters into her power, and the earth returns under one's feet.”

— Lev Shestov

“Whilst stay-at-home persons are searching for truth, the apple will stay on the tree.”

— Lev Shestov

“As we practice moving into the present moment this way, we become more familiar with groundlessness, a fresh state of being that…

— Pema Chödrön

Anyone who stands on the edge of the unknown, fully in the present without reference point, experiences groundlessness. That's when our understanding…

— Pema Chodron

“If you turn to the right, you will marry, if to the left, you will be killed." A true philosopher never chooses…

— Lev Shestov

“The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe…

— Pema Chödrön

Life now insists that we encounter groundlessness. Systems and ideas that seemed reliable and solid dissolve at an increasing rate. People who…

— Margaret J. Wheatley

“But we don’t have to close down when we feel groundlessness in any form. Instead, we can turn toward it and say,…

— Pema Chödrön

Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's…

— Pema Chodron