It is not the body, nor the personality that is the true self.
The true self is eternal. Even on the point of death we can
say to ourselves, "my true self is free. I cannot be contained.
-Marcus Aurelius
The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things.
-Buddha
Our Task must be to free ourselves...
by widening our circle of compassion
to embrace all living creatures,
the whole of nature, and its beauty.
-Albert Einstein
Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
-Horace
Surely the memory of an event cannot pass for the event itself. Nor can the anticipation. There is something exceptional, unique, about the present event, which the previous, or the coming do not have. There is livingness about it, an actuality; it stands out as if illumined. There is the "stamp of reality" on the actual, which the past and future do not have.
-Nisargadatta Maharaj
The place to improve the world
is first in one's own heart and head
and hands.
-Robert M. Persig
May the outward and inward man be at one.
-Socrates
Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world.
The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.
Every wonderful sight will vanish, every sweet word will fade,
What I really enjoy is not you; it's something that's greater than both you and me. It is something that I discovered, a kind of symphony, a kind of orchestra that plays one melody in your presence, but when you depart, the orchestra doesn't stop. When I meet someone else, it plays another melody, which is also very delightful. And when I'm alone, it continues to play.
-Anthony de Mello
The only journey is the one within.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell. And likewise, if you would know the reality of Nature, you must destroy the appearance, and the farther you go beyond the appearance the nearer you will be to the essence.
-Meister Eckhart
In order to be effective truth must penetrate like an arrow--
