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
114
quotes in library
Quotes by Adyashanti
114 quotes“Truth has nothing to do with belief.”
truthFalling Into Grace
“Being is the simplest of things.”
beingTrue Meditation
“Notice how every thought is met with awareness.”
awarenessTrue Meditation
“Grace is the recognition that what we are is what we have always been seeking.”
graceFalling Into Grace
“The greatest discovery is that there is no one to make a discovery.”
non-selfThe End of Your World
“To be truly still is to be the stillness itself.”
stillnessTrue Meditation
“Surrender is not giving up. Surrender is letting go of resistance.”
surrenderFalling Into Grace
“Awakening is the discovery of what you already are.”
awakeningFalling Into Grace
“There is no way to truth other than to be truth.”
truthTrue Meditation
“Don't try to make a moment last. Allow it to be the moment it is.”
presenceFalling Into Grace
“The hardest thing for spiritual seekers to find is that there is nothing to find.”
non-seekingThe End of Your World
“Resurrection is not an event in time. It is the timeless reality of awareness.”
timelessResurrecting Jesus
“To be free, see clearly that there is no one to be free.”
freedomThe End of Your World
“Notice the silence between two thoughts. That is what you are.”
silenceTrue Meditation
“In the heart of stillness, life lives itself.”
stillnessTrue Meditation
“Awakening is the falling away of the false self.”
awakeningFalling Into Grace
“You will never find peace through your mind.”
peaceTrue Meditation
“Truth is the ground of being.”
truthFalling Into Grace
“The spiritual path is not a path of achievement but of relinquishment.”
surrenderFalling into Grace
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