It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
In the dream of approaching forty I saw myself as about to die and realized that I was no longer myself, but… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
The True Self is infinite. It knows no boundaries. Pure essence. Pure light. Engulfing the mind, the soul, the body, the invisible… — Alberto Villoldo Copy Share Image
Pride is a deeply rooted ailment of the soul. The penalty is misery; the remedy lies in the sincere, life-long cultivation of… — Robert Gordis Copy Share Image
Generally we waste our lives, distracted from our true selves, in endless activity. Meditation is the way to bring us back to… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Theistic absolutism and realism are the basic ontological principles of Kashmir Shaivism. In this philosophy everything that exists is real, and yet… — Balajinnatha Pandita Copy Share Image
“Open your eyes, and trust your own unique way of receiving answers.” — Laurie E. Smith Copy Share Image
“If we enter our story in heartache, we will hear the whisper of the name that will one day be ours.” — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
How much of my true self I camouflage and choke in order to commend myself to him, denying the fullness of me.… — Sylvia Ashton-Warner Copy Share Image
“Success is not about achieving something in the outside world, but realizing your true self through the job you do.” — Shiva Negi Copy Share Image
“I believe we each have the opportunity to undergo thousands of little deaths and rebirths everyday. Each time we do, we free… — Laurie E. Smith Copy Share Image
“I think being yourself—your true, entire self—is always going to feel like you’re swimming upstream.” “Yeah,” she said. “But if the last… — Taylor Jenkins Reid Copy Share Image
“The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I'm inspired by people who are their true selves and use that to do good.” — Matthew J. Fox Copy Share Image
“Our need to be "greater than" or "less than" has been a defense against toxic shame. A shameful act was committed upon… — Maureen Brady Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the True Self--and the full Christ Mystery (not the same as organized Christianity)--will always live in the backwaters of any empire… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
I had so many secrets and so much social repression throughout my life. I guess I'm just a shy person and feel… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
Hiddenness is the place of purification. In hiddenness we find our true selves. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“Most of us spend ourselves trying to be something that we’re not. And if we’d just spend that energy on growing into… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“In every story, in every life, there are moments of death that take away our name and rename us as strangers, orphans… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
The people who help us grow toward true self offer unconditional love, neither judging us to be deficient nor trying to force… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self. — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
You can put a new shirt on your back, slide a fresh chain around your neck, and accumulate all the money and… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
