Nisargadatta Maharaj

"All problems arise from identification with the body and mind."

"When you stop trying to become, you discover what you already are."

"The fear of death dissolves when you realize you are not born and do not die."

"Consciousness is the only permanent reality in this changing world."

"Your true nature shines when the mind becomes still."

"What you resist persists; what you accept dissolves."

"The greatest power is the power of complete surrender."

"You are not seeking happiness; you are seeking yourself."

"All desires are ultimately the desire to know yourself."

"The world mirrors your inner state; change internally, not externally."

"Your real work is the work of self-inquiry and self-discovery."

"Patience is simply the recognition that everything unfolds in its own time."

"The person is like a wave thinking it is separate from the ocean."

"Your mind is your greatest prison and your greatest teacher."

"In loving yourself completely, you love all beings."

"The journey ends when you realize there is nowhere to go."

"All suffering is the result of seeking happiness outside yourself."

"Your thoughts create your reality, but you are not your thoughts."

"Truth is not something to be believed, but something to be lived."

"When you understand that nothing is permanent, you become free."

"The deepest form of peace comes from accepting your own nothingness."

"What you seek to avoid is what you must face to transcend."

"Your real self has no form, no name, and no history."

"Gratitude is the gateway to higher consciousness."

"All conflict ends when you realize there is no one to fight."

"The mind thrives on illusions; the heart knows only truth."

"You cannot know yourself through thinking; only through being."

"Fear is the absence of love for yourself."

"When the river recognizes itself as the ocean, it becomes whole."

"Your worth is not determined by what you do or achieve."