Self Quotes

14166 Self quotes by 6037 unique authors

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge. — Stephen Nachmanovitch
In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena. — Dalai Lama
Nothing appears to be something. The human experience is a senseory organ for the divine self. Through these eyes, the divine gets to see itself… — Adyashanti
Self is not liberated. It was never bound. What gets liberated are the demons as well as gods of your mind. Set them free. You… — Gangaji
I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to take delight in… — John Welwood
Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
When, within our souls and psyches we are made aware of a safe but insistent drum beat, repeated like butterfly wings in motion, we sense… — Mary Meeker
Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and live… — P. M. Forni
To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self. — Publilius Syrus
Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing. — Marie Chapian
Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true… — Plato
Human beings are 'emotional amoral egoists,' driven above all by emotional self-interest. All of our thoughts, beliefs and motivations are neurochemically mediated, some predetermined for… — Nayef Al-Rodhan
Your Self, Aware Presence, knows no resistance to any appearance and, as such, is happiness itself; like the empty space of a room it cannot… — Rupert Spira
When all mental activity around who you think you are is stopped, there is a crack in the authority of perception, in the structure of… — Gangaji
But look at the men who have those perverted notions about the grace of Jesus Christ which has come down to us, and see how… — Ignatius of Antioch
There is nothing selfish about enjoying yourself. In fact, as wise people have long said and psychologists have since discovered, happiness makes people less self-focused… — Roger N. Walsh
If in a discussion of many matters ... we are not able to give perfectly exact and self-consistent accounts, do not be surprised: rather we… — Plato
The mind wants to land, to fixate, to hold a concept, but the only way you can be really free is by not fixating. That's… — Adyashanti
Perhaps the only institution more puffed-up and self-important than academia is government. — Neil Steinberg
In the practice of exchanging self & other, paradoxes abound. — Robert Thurman
Meditation begins with a call that awakes us out of the coma of self-preoccupation. We are called, we are chosen. Meditation is our response to… — John Main
Your technology is the inner practice of meditation, which will stimulate the link between your brain and ignite your innate desire to know your True… — Michael Beckwith
Your life began in the heart & mind of the Infinite. Mentally relive the days when as a child you ran free, when there were… — Michael Beckwith
The next frontier is our own selves. — Joel Garreau
How blessed and amazing are God's gifts, dear friends! Life with immortality, splendor with righteous, truth with confidence, faith with assurance, self-control with holiness! And… — Pope Clement I

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