Self Quotes - Page 18

The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?

I simply believe that some part of the human Self or Soul is not subject to the laws of space and time.

keeping a balance with soul - is a romance with self

In love, there is no need to choose between self and other, because self is other.

I shall strip away layer after layer of grime - the toffee-colored varnish and caked soot left by a lifetime of dissembling - until I come to the very thing itself and know it for what it is. My soul. My self.

i have a body
and I am grateful,
as I find it to be a very useful instrument
for expressing love, strength, flexibility, grace
but, I am not my body...

I once heard a tale of a man who split himself in two.
The one part never changed at all; the other grew and grew.
The changeless part was always true, The growing part was always new,
And I wondered, when the tale was through, Which part was me, and which was you.

From human problems come human solutions, which in turn spawn inspiration, creativity, insight and enlightenment. Without life's problems, life would become stagnant, dull and boring.

When you eliminate the Ego's intense desire to be correct, the clarity of the moment can come through. How simple is that?

It's what's buried deep inside that frightens me because it's broken, like a shattered mirror.

..Imam Ali [A]..
'However knows himself (his soul or spirit) knows [or has known] his Lord

For it is probable that when people talk aloud, the selves (of which there may be more than two thousand) are conscious of disserverment, and are trying to communicate but when communication is established there is nothing more to be said.

YOU are the creator of your experience, therefore: all problems must be met within YOU.

We always look behind, through, and beyond ourselves, never within.

The depth of a man is a limit only he can know, should he have the courage to explore into the dark.

Self care, self love.
Self esteem, self confidence

A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.

Creating Identity

So who did you say you were?..
Oh!....
Wish you become 'yourself' soon!

To the extent that we retain the critical attitudes and destructive elements we have incorporated into our own personalities, we remain undifferentiated from our parents throughout our lifetime.