Transcendence Quotes

Awe is the emotion of self-transcendence.

— Jonathan Haidt

“Naskar is when Naskar is not.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“I am Not, but the Universe is my Self.”

— Shih-t'ou

“You are the door of the doorless rooms.”

— Emir Demirkiran

“I am empty, I contain eternity.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“transcendence of both unenlightenment”

— John Daido Loori

“You exist best when you exist not.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“I have no genre, I am the genre.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“The path to transcendence is unrecognized by many because it appears ordinary.”

— Bryant McGill

Contradiction is the lever of transcendence.

— Simone Weil

Can the perpetrator of a "senseless" crime use transcendence as a defense?

— Dean Cavanagh

“Might we begin then to transform our passing illuminations into abiding light?”

— Huston Smith

Where character forbids self-indulgence, transcendence still hovers around.

— Richard M. Weaver

Individual self-transcendence collectively inspires humanity at large.

— Sri Chinmoy

The transcendental promises a vacation from history.

— Mason Cooley

What gives life its value if not its constant cry for self-transcendence?

— Sri Chinmoy

“Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.”

— Banani Ray

“Om is that God of love. Like a loving mother Om cleans us of our clutters collected through many incarnations.”

— Banani Ray

Transcendence means going beyond duality. Attachment means remaining within duality.

— Rajneesh

“I look up to the night sky but I see no moon All I see is the sweet face of Kim Jong-un”

— Everett Babbitt

Learning always involves self-transcendence. Learning calls forth what is in us, helping us to move toward authenticity and wholeness.

— Karl Rahner

“I have spent most of my life (like most people) avoiding transcendence at all costs, mainly because the shit hurts.”

— Steve Earle

I think the origins of music have probably to do with magic and transcendence as well.

— Justin Adams

My principal motive is the belief that we can still make admirable sense of our lives even if we cease to have...…

— Richard Rorty

There's nothing you can do that's more important than being fulfilled. You become a sign, you become a signal, transparent to transcendence;…

— Joseph Campbell

In Sufi terms, there are two very interesting notions of transcendence. One is to gaze out at the universe and to comprehend…

— Mohsin Hamid

The most transformative experiences people have - bliss, devotion, self transcendence - are currently anchored to the worst parts of culture and…

— Sam Harris

As always, the illusion of self-transcendence is far more facile and available than self-transcendence itself: in the vast majority of cases what…

— Kenny Smith

Self-awareness is a trait that not only makes us human but also paradoxically makes us want to be more than merely human.…

— Anonymous

Math . . . music .. . starry nights . . . These are secular ways of achieving transcendence, of feeling lifted…

— Rebecca Goldstein

“Transcendence is when God exists outside space and time while immanence is when He is present in time and space. Travel between…

— JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA

Each new day beckons you to walk on the road of self-transcendence. We transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We…

— Sri Chinmoy

In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future. From this day forward, the millions…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“You believed you could transcend the body as you aged, she tells herself. You believed you could rise above it, to a…

— Margaret Atwood

“There's an expression in classical music. It goes, 'We went out to the meadow.' It's for those evenings that can only be…

— John Green

“To physically overcome death – is that not the goal? – we must think the unthinkable thoughts and ask unanswerable questions. Yet…

— Tom Robbins

These are the only two situations possible, and you are in the sad situation. Everybody may know about you - who you…

— Anonymous

An improv artist's best instrument is their ability keep their antennae clean so they're able to receive what I call the connection…

— Reggie Watts

“Worship, then, needs to be characterized by hospitality; it needs to be inviting. But at the same time, it should be inviting…

— James K.A. Smith

I have spent my life watching, not to see beyond the world, merely to see, great mystery, what is plainly before my…

— Marilynne Robinson