The mystics and wise men of all religions and races, throughout time, spoke with one voice. The quotes below speak for themselves…..please read slowly and ponder.
“Beyond all the barriers of race or creed or language we can all unite, because we are all part of one God.” Hazrat Inayat Khan, Sufi mystic.
“In God we live and move and have our being. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you.” Holy Bible
“The eye with which I see God is the same with which God sees me. My eye and God's eye is one eye, and one sight, and one knowledge, and one love.” Meister Eckhart, Christian mystic.
“The question is not if God exists apart from you; the question is do you exist apart from God?” Arthur Osborne, devotee of Ramana Maharishi.
“However quietly we speak, He is so near that He will hear us: we need no wings to go in search of Him but have only to find a place where we can be alone and look upon Him present within us.” St. Teresa of Avila.
“The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquillity, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence.” St. John of the Cross.
“Silence is the most powerful form of teaching transferred from Master to adept. The soundless voice is pure intuition. It is the voice of the spirit speaking in our innermost being. Self -enquiry is the only path we have in order to eliminate spiritual unconsciousness, which is widespread. Self-enquiry brings consciousness of the Divine, the universal truth and the Light that governs the universe. All this must be known, felt, lived and realised, by eliminating the thinking mind by dissolving it in the Universal Self.”Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi.
“The soul is satisfied now with nothing less than God. The pain is not bodily, but spiritual; though the body has its share in it, even a large one. It is a caressing of love so sweet which now takes place between the soul and God, that I pray God of his goodness to make him experience it who may think that I am lying.” St. Teresa of Avila.
“That which is consciousness alone which is all-pervading, which is eternal, which is all-full, which is of the form of bliss and which is indestructible, is the only true brahman (infinite consciousness).” – Varaha Upanishad
“I, the fiery life of divine essence, am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows. I gleam in the waters. I burn in the sun, moon, and stars. With every breeze, as with invisible life that contains everything, I awaken everything to life. I am the breeze that nurtures all things green. I encourage blossoms to flourish with ripening fruits. I am the rain coming from the dew that causes the grasses to laugh with the joy of life.” Hildegard of Bingen, Christian Mystic, 1152 AD
“As rivers, flowing down, become indistinguishable on reaching the sea by giving up their names and forms, so also the illumined soul, having become freed from name and form, reaches the self-effulgent supreme Self .”– Mundaka Upanishad.
“Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret,
and in exchange gain the Ocean.
Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor,
and in the arms of the Sea be secure.
Who indeed should be so fortunate?
An Ocean wooing a drop!
In God's name, in God's name, sell and buy at once!
Give a drop, and take this Sea full of pearls.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
“ In the stillness of the mind , I saw myself as I am : unbound, infinite! “ Nisargedatta Maharaj, Hindu Mystic
“ Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness.” Meister Eckhart, Christian Mystic
“Since I began to love, love has never forsaken me. It has ever grown to its own fullness within my innermost heart.” St. Catherine of Genoa, Life and Doctrine, 1551
“A fish cannot drown in water,
A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of creation,
gold does not vanish,
the fire brightens.
Each creature God made
must live in its own true nature,
how could I resist my nature,
that lives for oneness with God?” Mechthild of Magdeburg, 13th Century Christian mystic.
“Perfect humility tends to the annihilation of self. Grace is from God and works in the depths of the soul, whose powers it employs. When the Divine Light penetrates the soul, it is united with God as light with light.” Meister Eckhardt
“It is only by the death of self that the soul can enter into Divine Truth, and understand in part what is the light that shineth in darkness.” Jean Guyon, Christian mystic.
“Can you coax your mind from its wandering
and keep to the original oneness?
Can you let your body become
supple as a new-born child's?
Can you cleanse your inner vision
until you see nothing but the light?
Can you love people and lead them
without imposing your will?
Can you deal with the most vital matters
by letting events take their course?
Can you step back from your own mind
and thus understand all things?
Giving birth and nourishing,
having without possessing,
acting with no expectations,
leading and not trying to control:
this is the supreme virtue.” Lao Tse, Chinese Mystic,Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation)
“ When you realise how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the vast blue sky!” “ Leap and the net will appear!” “In Zen, we don’t find the answers: we lose the questions!” “The obstacle IS the path.” “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Zen Buddhist quotes
“The art of a warrior is to balance the terror of being human with the wonder of being human.” Carlos Castaneda, Journey to Ixtlan
“Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material reflection for others to see of the serenity at the center of it all.” Robert M. Persig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
