Quotes from the Masters and Teachers

"We behold that which we are, and we are that which we behold." ~ John Ruysbroeck

[A human Being]

'We self-protect by blaming, by judging, by shaming; by labelling, "This shouldn't be happening", or "I shouldn't be feeling this, or that". If awakening out of the dream of separation is to become a living, embodied experience, then we are called to be very honest with ourselves as to where we withdraw, or close down, or shut down, or in any way pull away from or try to diminish the rawness of our tender spots.' - Amoda Maa Jeevan

'To be present is to be ruthlessly, radically, unequivocally open to this tenderness, even though the archaic mechanism of ego's reactivity is to limit that, to close, to shut down, and in that shutting down to create a wall of defence - and, most likely, an attack, either an obvious attack or a more subtle attack. So it's in our relationships and our interactions with everything that we can start to purify the heart, so that the light of awakeness that has been opened to can start to flow into our relationships in the world.' - Jeevan

[A human Being]

'Awakening is about letting go of all control. That's why meditation practice can be useful for our physical bodies, which are conditioned to control, and defend, and hold on. Meditation can help you notice where the holding on is. You just sit, and stop, and notice what's going on physically, emotionally, energetically. The physical body is a wonderful mirror.' - Jon Bernie

[Truth307]

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

[Miss Hepburn]

The experiencer—the witness of each moment—
never changes even as the entire canvas of your life shifts about.
Rest attention in that witnessing principle and regain your sense of freedom.
Your real self is never affected by circumstances.

-Bentino Massaro

"One's own self is well hidden from one's own self; of all mines of treasure, one's own self is the last to be dug up." ~ Socrates

[Miss Hepburn]

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
― Max Planck d. 1947,1918 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics

"We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist...''

[A human Being]

'Equanimity means there is no reaction at all within you, whether one abuses you or one respects you - a total absence of reaction within.' - Osho

'It is considered equanimity when attachment does not arise towards someone who offers flowers, and abhorrence does not arise towards someone who is pelting stones.' - Ambalal Muljibhai Patel (Dada Bhagwan)


(With thanks to ajay00, who posted both quotes elsewhere on the forum.)

[Ciona]

"The world is only what it needs to be, to bring you into contact with what next is meant to be felt." - Matt Kahn

One of my absolute favorites.

[A human Being]

'Awakening to the truth is only the first step. After that initial awakening comes what I often call the rude awakening. The dark side - that which we've kept covered up, that which we've repressed - comes to the foreground. The light of awakening illuminates the darkness, making visible what has been hidden, the parts of ourselves we haven't wanted to see. This can be quite disturbing at first, but it is the necessary beginning of the journey to healing and integration.' - Jon Bernie

Originally Posted by Ciona

"The world is only what it needs to be, to bring you into contact with what next is meant to be felt." - Matt Kahn

One of my absolute favorites.

Love it.