Jaggi Vasudev Quotes

The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else.

If we're really committed to growth, we never stop discovering new dimensions of self and self-expression .

Our problem is to become acquainted with our own selves, letting our personalities loose upon the world for the sheer adventure of their full development and in the positive hope that they may in their own way lift the level of humanity.

Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.

I spent many years seeking self-awareness and wondering what I should be doing on this planet.

Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery.

The feeling of self-discovery, for me, is perennial.

The purpose of life is to explore one's own life to its fullest, to explore all dimensions.

He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.

To understand life is to understand ourselves, and that is both the beginning and the end of education.

I think at some point during everyone's life, you finally figure yourself out. I haven't even done that yet. I'm still learning who I am.

The most enduring sort of power is realizing the power within.

Life is finding yourself. It is a spirit development.

Before you can do something, you must first be something.

the process of building a self and its works is always too slow. One is always in arrears to oneself.

It's really about connecting to your own humanity and your own behaviors, and getting to a level of self-awareness so that you can have perspective and step outside of yourself and transform and become another person.

One does not "find oneself" by pursuing one's self, but on the contrary by pursuing something else and learning through discipline or routine. . . who one is and wants to be.

If you're looking for self-help, why would you read a book written by somebody else?

Deep within the individual is a vast reservoir of untapped power awaiting to be used. no person can have the use of all this potential until he learns to know his or her own self. the trouble with many people is that they got through life thinking and writing themselves off as ordinary commonplace persons. having no proper belief in themselves they live aimless and erratic lives largely because they never realize what their lives really can be or what they can become

When I do something, it is all about self-discovery. I want to learn and discover my own limits.

I believe in the importance of seeking self-knowledge. The more I know myself, the more I feel empowered.

Our life's journey of self-discovery is not a straight-line rise from one level of consciousness to another. Instead, it is a series of steep climbs and flat plateaus, then further climbs. Even though we all approach the journey from different directions, certain of the journey's characteristics are common to all of us.

Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.

It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself.

Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.