Rupert Spira

"Power comes not from dominating others, but from understanding yourself."

"Money has value only insofar as it serves the understanding of what truly matters."

"Health is the natural state when we are not at war with ourselves."

"Adventure begins when we stop believing our thoughts about reality."

"Imagination is not the opposite of reality; it is how consciousness explores itself."

"The greatest teaching is silence; words can only point to what cannot be said."

"Leadership that does not serve the awakening of others is merely domination."

"Work becomes effortless when performed without attachment to its results."

"Dreams and waking life are made of the same substance: consciousness."

"Humor arises from the recognition of incongruence within a unified whole."

"Death is simply a change of form; the substance of which you are made is eternal."

"Perseverance is unnecessary when you understand that there is nowhere to go."

"Strength is the capacity to remain unmoved by the appearance of separation."

"Motivation arises naturally when aligned with your true nature."

"Inspiration is the inflowing of understanding into the mind made receptive."

"Relationships are the primary school of love and the recognition of non-duality."

"The body is a wonderful instrument, but you are not the instrument."

"Suffering is proof that you are believing something untrue about yourself."

"The greatest intimacy is the recognition that there is no separation between lovers."

"Hope is beautiful, but knowing is better."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the recognition that fear has no power."

"Change is inevitable; suffering from change is optional."

"Knowledge accumulated without wisdom is a burden."

"The only real friendship is recognition of yourself in another."

"Family bonds are opportunities to transcend the illusion of separateness."

"The pursuit of happiness is what prevents happiness."

"Your true nature cannot be affected by circumstance."

"Peace is the natural state of a mind that has stopped resisting reality."

"Nature reveals the unity underlying apparent diversity."

"Every work of art is an attempt to reveal the unchanging within the changing."