Marilyn Ferguson Quotes

I love philosophy and spirituality and leveling-up books and science books.

I think and that is all that I am.

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

There's something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper understanding of yourself and having compassion for yourself.

I've always felt that the truth is in the silence.

I am listening more to my body and maintaining it.

Who am I? If this once I were to rely on a proverb, then perhaps everything would amount to knowing whom I 'haunt.'

Without going outside, you may know the whole world, without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The farther you go, the less you know. Thus the sage knows without traveling; he sees without looking; he works without doing.

It is difficult to realize the true Way just through sword-fencing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

I love Osho. I don't know if you would call him a philosopher; I would just call him a really cool dude. Osho really changed my life. Because the way that he spoke about emotion and the male and female energies in the world and how people react to the world around them, it's so simple, yet it has such a depth.

The height of all philosophy is to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is to know God.

Mindfulness is a way to rebalance ourselves. Instead of being lost in thought, or caught up in emotional upheaval, we can tip the scale in the direction of greater equanimity, clarity, wisdom, and self-compassion by actually learning how to inhabit that other dimension of our being.

Everything you need to know is within you. Listen. Feel. Trust the body's wisdom.

As we practice meditation we are bringing forth ease, presence, compassion, wisdom & trust.

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.

Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.

Acknowledgemen t of what you feel, what you know, what you need is the first step toward healing.

Meditation is the art of awareness. And once you are aware, out of your awareness your actions will arise - not out of conscience. Conscience is cultivated by others, by the vested interests, by the establishment. Consciousness is yours. It is individual, it is not collective. Conscience is part of the mob psychology. Consciousness gives you dignity because it gives you individuality. It gives you rebellion, it makes you capable of saying yes or no of your own accord. There is no foreign agency manipulating you in the name of religion, morality, etcetera.

I needed a break... from myself.

We all have this place in us, a place of strength, harmony and wisdom, but most of the time we don't live there How can we course-correct faster? How can we encourage each other to live in that place more?

It is amazing how many hints and guides and intuitions for living come to the sensitive person who has ears to hear what his body is saying.

In order to help people, you have to first learn how to help yourself.