Malcolm X Quotes

When you start to find balance, then you start to ask more important questions, like, 'Who am I really?' That's when you start seeing that every single person around you is a human being just doing the best that they can.

You have to recognize that deep within your soul, you know who you are - and let [the criticism] go right by you. If you're reacting to it, you're letting it get to you.

When you understand yourself, that very day you have understood the whole of humanity. Then nobody can make you miserable.

That's the way I try to live. I think it's the only way for human beings at this point in our evolution as souls, where everyone in their lifetime is going through stuff.

You can know what's in your life when you know what's in your heart.

I think that there is a tragic misfit at the core of me, and I've just done a lot of work on myself. I love a good self-help book; I've read a ton of them. I love self-help seminars and therapy and all that.

I want people to find their inner depth.

Just be open, life is about a constant journey and I'm very spiritual, but I'm also in touch with what's going on around me and who I am, and you have to know yourself. So for me, that's what keeps me going is just being interactive.

The more something upsets you, the more it is meant for you. When it no longer upsets you, it is no longer needed because the lesson is complete.

Heaven is within you.

When we really connect to that place of wisdom and strength and understanding, everything becomes easier.

Healing is the process of accepting all, then choosing best.

I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long road. I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. I am still learning.

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.

Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

The more intimately you come in contact with your own Being, the simpler things look and the easier they are to deal with.

Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.

I take deep breaths and be true to my heart.

What's in your soul is in your soul.

It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core.

Enjoy the fashions, read the good articles, and when you feel threatened, turn your mental gaze inward, but keep your eyes on the road, or you won't know where you are going. Have a practice or discipline that lets you be in touch with your inner self, your soul.

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.