L. Ron Hubbard Quotes

The first thing to realize in meditation is that there is no authority, that the mind must be completely free to examine, to observe, to learn. And so there is no following, no accepting, no obedience.

Freedom is internal. Another group cannot give you freedom.

You are already free. You only have to know and realize this truth.

That which is nearest is least observed. The Atman is the nearest of the near, therefore the careless and the unsteady mind gets no clue to it. But the person who is alert, calm, self-restrained, and discriminating ignores the external world and, diving more and more into the inner world, realizes the glory of the Atman and becomes great.

I teach that the foundation for our practice is being able to go inward and disconnect from the busyness of our thoughts, that focusing the mind on bodily sensations and breath will ground us in the present moment. Yoga is about realizing who you really are, aside from your persona.

Your mind is the channel of it all. It feeds your soul, your heart, everything. It comes from your thoughts. The kind of person you are comes from the way you think. And it bleeds into the way you feel. And such forth. If the mind is not free, then we won't be free.

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

I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

I was always free because I felt free. It's very important to be free inside. The most important thing is to feel free.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

The only journey is the one within.

Most of us don't spend any time knowing ourselves. We just keep reacting.

I still have moments when I close myself in, but I wouldn't be on the path that I am with the career that I've had if I didn't have a deep understanding of the sense of my inner freedom.

We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us.

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

We have to have a very clear understanding of ourselves.

I want people to find their inner depth.

Self-awareness is something that we actually actively avoid.

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

What you are looking for is within you

Freedom is a condition of mind, and the best way to secure it is to breed it.

The Heart is the Capital of the Mind— The Mind is a single State— The Heart and the Mind together make A single Continent— One—is the Population— Numerous enough— This ecstatic Nation Seek—it is Yourself.

Except witnessing, I don't teach anything else. So just witness your mind and the meditation will be happening. And once you have got in tune with your being, you know the way, you know the how. Then it does not matter where you are. Alone or in the crowd, in the silences of the forest or in the noises of a marketplace, it is all the same. You can simply close your eyes and disappear inwards.

It is not a question of sitting silently, it is not a question of chanting a mantra. It is a question of understanding the subtle workings of the mind. As you understand those workings of the mind a great awareness arises in you, which is not of the mind. That awareness arises in your being, in your soul, in your consciousness.