Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Consciousness is the ground of all existence."Adyashanti
"Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional."Adyashanti
"All seeking ends when you realize you are what you seek."Adyashanti
"You cannot become enlightened; you can only remember it."Adyashanti
"Awakening is not about reaching somewhere; it's about being nowhere."Adyashanti
"You are both the seeker and the sought."Adyashanti
"Consciousness is the constant; everything else is the play of consciousness."Adyashanti
"Philosophy begins where certainty ends and questions begin."Dominic de Guzmán
"The philosopher who cannot comfort the suffering has merely rearranged words."Dominic de Guzmán
"If you want to identify me, ask not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for."Thomas Merton
"There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making it a luxury instead of a profound human necessity."Thomas Merton
"The purpose of all things is to teach us about God."Thomas Merton
"A man may live as a dog lives, but he cannot die as a dog dies."Thomas Merton
"The world is like a cinema - you are watching a film. The world is not real; it is a projection of your own mind."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The sense of I am is your first clue to your true nature."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The world exists in your mind only."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"You must realize that you are not the doer; action happens through you."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Consciousness is the only reality that exists."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Your true nature is beyond birth and death."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The sense of presence is the doorway to your true self."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"You are not born; the body is born. You are eternal."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Your true nature is untouched by any experience."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The body-mind is like a wave in the ocean of consciousness."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"You are prior to all experience, thought, and sensation."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The world is God's dream; you are God dreaming."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The observer is the observed; there is no separation."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"The mind creates both bondage and the illusion of freedom."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Your consciousness is the light in which all worlds appear."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"What is eternal in you cannot be touched by time."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Your true nature is peace, love, and freedom combined."Nisargadatta Maharaj