Marilyn Ferguson Quotes

In our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.

We cannot change public life until we have changed private life.

Change happens at the level of the individual

Change in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the change in yourself.

If you will transform your mind, God will transform your life.

If we do not work for individual transformation, talking about world peace is just entertainment.

You get to the point where you realize that unless you, yourself, become more of the change, you can't create too much change.

I believe the lasting revolution comes from deep changes in ourselves which influence our collective life.

He suddenly understood the message of so many spiritual teachers that the only revolution that can work is the inner transformation of every human being.

Student: Sir, you said you must change the world. How can you change it, sir? Krishnamurti: What is the world? The world is where you live - your family, your friends, your neighbours. And your family, your friends, your neighbours can be extended and that is the world. Now, you are the centre of that world. That is the world you live in. Now how will you change the world? By changing yourself?

There is a revolution coming. It will not be like revolutions of the past. It will originate with the individual and with culture . . .

You cannot change the world if you don't change your own world first.

Only changed people can change the world. Start with yourself.

When we change, the world changes. The key to all change is in our inner transformation- a change of our hearts and minds. This is human revolution. We all have the power to change. When we realize this truth, we can bring forth that power anywhere, anytime, and in any situation.

It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness; it can also be confusing, disorienting, and painful.

A change in external circumstances without inner renewal is a materialist's illusion, as though man were only a product of his social circumstance and nothing else.

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.

Revolution is something that actually starts in individual hearts.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to do it.

I was trying to change things on the outside and you can't. You've got to feel it on the inside and everything else will change.

Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.

Human improvement is from within outward.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

We now know how things were in the '60s and how things have changed, but I don't think we appreciate how much things have changed.