All Quotes By Tag: Self-realization
“Spirituality is all about connection – connection with inner self and the Self that is in every being.”
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“The highest goal of spirituality is Self-realization, but what does that mean? It means to feel your Self as a living reality in this moment, and there is always only this moment. (10)”
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“Because materialists cannot understand Krsna spiritually, they are advised to concentrate the mind on physical things and try to see how Krsna is manifested by physical representations.”
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“Such deluded persons, symptomatically, dwell in dualities of dishonor and honor, misery and happiness, woman and man, good and bad, pleasure and pain, etc., thinking, “This is my wife; this is my house; I am the master of this house; I am the husband of this wife.” These are the dualities of delusion. Those who are so deluded by dualities are completely foolish and therefore cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
“Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.”
“Loyalty to others speaks volumes about loyalty to self. To love others, one must truly love him/herself first.”
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“Poisonous people will try to destroy you when they recognize your power; this is because they fear what you might become.”
“To fail is to not try at all.”
“To give power to that which has no bearing on one’s life simply means one is not living their true life.”
“Self-knowledge is the greatest kind of knowledge.”
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“Wisdom begins in knowing the self.”
“In the current era, to take adjustments in worldly interactions is knowledge (Gnan). One is to adjust to ‘disadjustments’.”
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“I had an enemy – myself. Getting rid of the ego-self, in came the Self. Now, here, there, everywhere is nothing else. Just One Self.”
“Stored personal memories along with handed down collective memories of stories, legends, and history allows us to collate our interactions with a physical and social world and develop a personal code of survival. In essence, we all become self-styled sages, creating our own book of wisdom based upon our studied observations and practical knowledge gleaned from living and learning. What we quickly discover is that no textbook exist how to conduct our life, because the world has yet to produce a perfect person – an ideal observer – whom is capable of handing down a concrete exemplar of epistemic virtues. We each draw upon the guiding knowledge, theories, and advice available for us in order to explore the paradoxes, ironies, inconsistencies, and the absurdities encountered while living in a supernatural world. We mold our personal collection of information into a practical practicum how to live and die. Each day we define and redefine who we are, determine how we will react today, and chart our quest into an uncertain future.”
“It is better for your heart than your head to be your eye.”