Ken Wilber

“The ultimate metaphysical secret, if we dare state it so simply, is that there are no boundaries in the universe.”

“The masculine principle is better understood as the drive for autonomy, and the feminine principle is better understood as the drive for communion.”

“Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the manifestation of your spirit.”

“The great paradox of the spiritual path is that we are already what we are seeking.”

“The separate self is a fiction. You're not a thing in the universe, you are the universe.”

“The shadow is the greatest teacher for how to be whole.”

“Evolution is a process of transcending and including.”

“Never have I seen a greater monster or miracle than myself.”

“It is not that you are supported by the ultimate reality, but that you are the ultimate reality.”

“Every exterior has an interior.”

“I have one major rule: everybody is right. More specifically, everybody is at least partially right. They have at least a piece of the truth.”

“The Ego is a fascinating monster.”

“To be 'spiritual' simply means to be able to think and feel and act from a wider perspective.”

“In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or we are practicing mindlessness.”

“Embrace everything. Deny nothing.”

“A person who is 'perpetually offended' is trying to control you.”

“The real Zen of the Zen master is not the Zen of the Zen master; it's the Zen of the universe.”