Occupation: Philosopher Birth: January 6, 1915 Death: November 16, 1973
No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen..
We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but an infinitesimal….
The future is a concept, it doesn't exist. There is no such thing as tomorrow. There never will be, because time is always now. That's one of the thi….
By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity we open ourselves up to an infinite stream of possibility. We can let fear rule our lives or we can b….
This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it i….
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with Reality, and lives in a world of illusion..
People sometimes fail to live because they are always preparing to live..
Life is not a problem to be solved, but an experience to be had..
The menu is not the meal..
Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which….
By going out of your mind, you come to your senses.
The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless..
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance..
Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm….
When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique..
The real you is not a puppet that life pushes around, the real deep down you is the whole universe..
All that you see out in front of you is how you feel inside your head..
What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?.
Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.
The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were….
Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence..