Adyashanti
Steven Gray
1962-present • American
ZenNon-Dual / Advaita
American spiritual teacher with roots in Zen. Known for direct teachings on enlightenment and post-awakening integration.
Key Works
- The End of Your World
- Emptiness Dancing
- Talks
102
quotes in library
Quotes by Adyashanti
102 quotes“Be a refuge for yourself.”
refugeTrue Meditation
“The ego is what suffers. Awareness does not.”
egoFalling Into Grace
“Awakening is the unraveling of every story you have told yourself.”
awakeningThe End of Your World
“Awareness is the love that has no opposite.”
awarenessTrue Meditation
“To be no one is the deepest spiritual realization.”
non-selfThe End of Your World
“Liberation requires the willingness to lose what you thought you were.”
liberationThe End of Your World
“Truth is what remains when every belief has fallen away.”
truthTrue Meditation
“Notice that you are present even when nothing is happening.”
presenceTrue Meditation
“You are the silence that knows.”
silenceTrue Meditation
“Don't seek silence. Recognize the silence that is already here.”
silenceTrue Meditation
“Grace is not earned. It is recognized.”
graceFalling Into Grace
“To be free, you must be willing to be wrong about who you think you are.”
freedomThe End of Your World
“Awakening doesn't make life easier. It makes life truer.”
awakeningThe End of Your World
“What you are seeking is what is making you seek.”
seekingFalling Into Grace
“Awareness has no boundary, no center, no edge.”
awarenessTrue Meditation
“Be the openness that includes everything.”
opennessTrue Meditation
“Don't ask 'what should I do?' Ask 'what is this?'”
inquiryFalling Into Grace
“Wake up to the silent presence that you are.”
presenceTrue Meditation
“Awakening is not in the future. It is now or never.”
nowThe End of Your World
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