self-illumination Quotes

It is necessary that one be a light to oneself in a world that is becoming utterly dark.

You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.

I will rise from the darkness, shining like the morning star. Illuminated woman am I.

What we have not had to decipher, to elucidate by our own efforts, what was clear before we looked at it, is not ours. From ourselves comes only that which we drag forth from the obscurity which lies within us, that which to others is unknown.

The radiant one in me has never said a word.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

If you want to give light to others you have to glow yourself.

I...am an evolved being who deals solely with the source of light...in all of us in our own minds. No middleman required.

Rise above... cultivate the light you have within you, and it will shine through as a radiant expression that will be seen by others.

Some men's wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glorify their Father in heaven.

Find the light and it will show you the path. The path that is shown by your own light is the only path that is right.

The cosmic spotlight isn't pointed at you; it radiates from within you.

Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.

The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.

If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have it within himself.

To shine is better than to reflect.

When people have light in themselves, it will shine out from them. Then we get to know each other as we walk together in the darkness, without needing to pass our hands over each other's faces, or to intrude into each other's hearts.

He created his own Kool Aid reality and was able to illuminate himself by it.

The thoughts you think will irradiate you as though you are a transparent vase.

I needed more stuff that glowed so when the lights went out, you could actually see me the whole time. So I slowly built it from there. I wanted everything to glow. I want my hair to glow, I want my nails to glow, I want my eyes to glow, I want my lips to glow, you know?

Transform reason into ordered intuition; let all thyself be light. This is thy goal.

Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.

So," he said, "we ourselves will be the candle flames." He put his hands on his chest. "Feel your hearts, how warm they are.