the inner self QUOTES

1 " Through writing, an author opens the window of his heart through which a reader can see the inner self of the author. "

― Debasish Mridha

2 " At some point in life every person encounters haunting feelings of loneliness, because the feeling of being alone and withdrawing deeply into the inner self is part of the human condition. A person might choose to countenance or even cultivate their loneliness and turn the poignant hours of unerring solitude into poetry of their soul. "

― , Dead Toad Scrolls

3 " You cannot be who you are not.
Simply rest, sit still and unknot.
You may even try to emulate and inspire,
But it's the inner self that you'll transpire. "

― Ana Claudia Antunes , The DAO (Dancing As One) Workbook Illustrated

4 " The journey across the landscape of loss to the inner self takes courage and persistence. It is a risky venture, with lots of false trails and humanising errors. It requires gentleness to know your limits, yet willingness to apply pressure in the direction of growth. It is a journey that is not cost-free, nor is it ever finished. But, especially in the pitch darkness, it is a journey on which there is always hope. "

5 " The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds... I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason. "

― Brennan Manning , The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

6 " Each of us does in effect strike a series of " deals" or compromises between the wants and longings of the inner self and an outer environment that offers certain possibilities and sets certain limitations. "

7 " Each of us does in effect strike a series of " deals " or compromises between the wants and longings of the inner self and an outer environment that offers certain possibilities and sets certain limitations. "