I first came to this idea of not being the body more than 50 years ago, when I began studying spiritual and religous philosophies as a teenager. But it was truly cemented by repeated statements from my future spiritual teacher and others, when, I began to do an Independent Study Project on Comparative Religions in University.
Here's one of the quotes from Srila Prabhupada:
"First spiritual knowledge is this, that 'I am not this body.' Then the spiritual knowledge begins. Otherwise there is no possibility of spiritual knowledge." - His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Most people are perhaps vaguely aware of this, sensing that they are more than this body, but don't go much beyond that. It is what it is. But what struck me at first, was NOT simply the concept that I'm not this body, but if I'm not this body, what am I? This took me on a decades long search and deep inquiry to eventually Realize that answer. But more on that another time.
Recently, I came across this quote, by another character of some fame:
"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." - Yoda
Which gave me the idea for this post. Just how many people HAVE made references to the fact that we're not this physical body? This took me on a brief journey through the internet, picking out the quotes that quickly came up. In other words, Google's idea of 'not the body' quotes. I'm certain that there are probably thousands more, from nearly every philosophy and religion. And there are many that reference you are MORE than your body, or how important your body is. But for my purposes, I "cherry picked" a few that I liked. In most cases below, I say a bit more about the author. Some of these people, I'm not actually a fan of, and some, I have no idea who they even are. But what follows are the quotes I picked up. You may want to try a search yourself. It's actually quite fun and fascinating!
ENJOY!
"Always know and remember that your are more than your physical bodies " - Robert A. Monroe (Monroe founded the Monroe Institute - researching states of consciousness, astral travel, and popularizing the term 'Out of Body Experience'.)
"We are far more than our bodies and personalities. The inner spirit is always beautiful and lovable, no matter how our outer appearances may change."— Louise Hay (Motivational author and publisher, mostly on alternative health)
"You are more than your physical body." - Dr. Nikita Patel
"You are not your body; you are not your brain, not even your mind. You are Spirit. All you have to do is reawaken to the memory, to remember." — Brian Weiss (American psychiatrist and author specializing in past lives)
"You are not your body; you are the eye. When you see the spirit, you are free of the body. A human being is an eye – the rest is just flesh and bones. Whatever your eye sees, you are that." - Rumi (Sufi mystic and poet)
"You're not the body, you have a body. You're not the mind, you have a mind....Something within you knows that within you is the answer." - Michael Beckwith (New Thought author and minister)
"You are not a human being. You are not your body, you are not your mind, and you are not your soul. These are things that You have. The You that has these things - indeed, that has given your Self these things - is far bigger than any of them, and even all of them put together." - Neale Donald Walsch (Author and speaker. I knew Neale back before he was a 'somebody', and well, um, enough said.)
"Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body." — Christopher Reeve (Reeve for anyone who's younger, and may not remember him, was an actor who played as Superman in the original movies, and then in a tragic accident was paralyzed from the neck down.)
"We are not our bodies, our possessions, or our careers. Who we are is DIVINE LOVE and that is INFINITE." - Wayne Dyer (Self help author and motivational speaker)
"You are not a body. You have a body. You are a soul." — Abbi Glines (American novelist)
"You are not your body. You are actually an extension of the power that created the whole universe." - RuPaul (American Drag Queen and host of RuPaul's Drag Race - I found this particularly funny and interesting)
"You are not the body. You are the immensity and infinity of consciousness." — Nisargadatta Maharaj (Indian spiritual teacher)
"You are not a soul, you are not a mind, you are not a body. You are the controller of all three." - Harbhajan Singh Yogi (Commonly known as Yogi Bhajan was an Indian-born American entrepreneur, yoga guru, and spiritual teacher)
"It's not your body, it's not your choice, because you got that from God. He gave that to you." - Norma McCorvey (The infamous 'Jane Roe' in Roe vs. Wade)
"Watch, witness. Your body is not you; your mind is not you. You are just a pure witness." — Rajneesh (Rather infamous Indian spiritual teacher)
"Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own"- 1 Corinthians 6:19 (Bible)
"You are not on this planet to produce anything with your body. You are on this planet to produce something with your soul. Your body is simply and merely the tool of your soul. Your mind is the power that makes the body go. So what you have here is a power tool, used in the creation of the soul's desire. — Neale Donald Walsch (see above)
"You are not just your body. You are the life inside you, you are consciousness. You can embrace the sky. You can become the ocean." - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Indian spiritual teacher - Founder of the Art of Living foundation)
"Your body is not the real you. It's just the physical house you live in. The real you is your spirit, which will live on forever." — David Berg (Founder of the Children of God)
"It's not about the body; you are consciousness. That's what you are. Your consciousness is already out of your body. You just need to get into your consciousness." - Thomas Campbell (physicist and author of 'My Big T.O.E.' Theory of Everything)
"When you just sit in silence the wind blows through you, the sun shines in you and you realize you are not your body you are everything." - Anita Krizzan (author and I assume poet. I actually have no idea who she is, but found some very interesting quotes by her)
"Sometimes the weight you have to lose is not in your body but in your soul." - Claudio (No clue, except possibly the Claudio in Shakespeare, but don't think so)
"You are a spirit in a body.. not a body with a spirit… So making the body beautiful is fun but making the spirit beautiful is the main goal of this life.. read that again." - Unknown
If you've read this far....Thank you. Now make your spirit beautiful.
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Recently, I came across this quote, by another character of some fame:
"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." - Yoda
Which gave me the idea for this post. Just how many people HAVE made references to the fact that we're not this physical body? This took me on a brief journey through the internet, picking out the quotes that quickly came up. In other words, Google's idea of 'not the body' quotes. I'm certain that there are probably thousands more, from nearly every philosophy and religion. And there are many that reference you are MORE than your body, or how important your body is. But for my purposes, I "cherry picked" a few that I liked. In most cases below, I say a bit more about the author. Some of these people, I'm not actually a fan of, and some, I have no idea who they even are. But what follows are the quotes I picked up. You may want to try a search yourself. It's actually quite fun and fascinating!
ENJOY!
"Always know and remember that your are more than your physical bodies " - Robert A. Monroe (Monroe founded the Monroe Institute - researching states of consciousness, astral travel, and popularizing the term 'Out of Body Experience'.)
"We are far more than our bodies and personalities. The inner spirit is always beautiful and lovable, no matter how our outer appearances may change."— Louise Hay (Motivational author and publisher, mostly on alternative health)
"You are more than your physical body." - Dr. Nikita Patel
"You are not your body; you are not your brain, not even your mind. You are Spirit. All you have to do is reawaken to the memory, to remember." — Brian Weiss (American psychiatrist and author specializing in past lives)
"You are not your body; you are the eye. When you see the spirit, you are free of the body. A human being is an eye – the rest is just flesh and bones. Whatever your eye sees, you are that." - Rumi (Sufi mystic and poet)
"You're not the body, you have a body. You're not the mind, you have a mind....Something within you knows that within you is the answer." - Michael Beckwith (New Thought author and minister)
"You are not a human being. You are not your body, you are not your mind, and you are not your soul. These are things that You have. The You that has these things - indeed, that has given your Self these things - is far bigger than any of them, and even all of them put together." - Neale Donald Walsch (Author and speaker. I knew Neale back before he was a 'somebody', and well, um, enough said.)
"Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body." — Christopher Reeve (Reeve for anyone who's younger, and may not remember him, was an actor who played as Superman in the original movies, and then in a tragic accident was paralyzed from the neck down.)
"We are not our bodies, our possessions, or our careers. Who we are is DIVINE LOVE and that is INFINITE." - Wayne Dyer (Self help author and motivational speaker)
"You are not a body. You have a body. You are a soul." — Abbi Glines (American novelist)
"You are not your body. You are actually an extension of the power that created the whole universe." - RuPaul (American Drag Queen and host of RuPaul's Drag Race - I found this particularly funny and interesting)
"You are not the body. You are the immensity and infinity of consciousness." — Nisargadatta Maharaj (Indian spiritual teacher)
"You are not a soul, you are not a mind, you are not a body. You are the controller of all three." - Harbhajan Singh Yogi (Commonly known as Yogi Bhajan was an Indian-born American entrepreneur, yoga guru, and spiritual teacher)
"It's not your body, it's not your choice, because you got that from God. He gave that to you." - Norma McCorvey (The infamous 'Jane Roe' in Roe vs. Wade)
"Watch, witness. Your body is not you; your mind is not you. You are just a pure witness." — Rajneesh (Rather infamous Indian spiritual teacher)
"Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own"- 1 Corinthians 6:19 (Bible)
"You are not on this planet to produce anything with your body. You are on this planet to produce something with your soul. Your body is simply and merely the tool of your soul. Your mind is the power that makes the body go. So what you have here is a power tool, used in the creation of the soul's desire. — Neale Donald Walsch (see above)
"You are not just your body. You are the life inside you, you are consciousness. You can embrace the sky. You can become the ocean." - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Indian spiritual teacher - Founder of the Art of Living foundation)
"Your body is not the real you. It's just the physical house you live in. The real you is your spirit, which will live on forever." — David Berg (Founder of the Children of God)
"It's not about the body; you are consciousness. That's what you are. Your consciousness is already out of your body. You just need to get into your consciousness." - Thomas Campbell (physicist and author of 'My Big T.O.E.' Theory of Everything)
"When you just sit in silence the wind blows through you, the sun shines in you and you realize you are not your body you are everything." - Anita Krizzan (author and I assume poet. I actually have no idea who she is, but found some very interesting quotes by her)
"Sometimes the weight you have to lose is not in your body but in your soul." - Claudio (No clue, except possibly the Claudio in Shakespeare, but don't think so)
"You are a spirit in a body.. not a body with a spirit… So making the body beautiful is fun but making the spirit beautiful is the main goal of this life.. read that again." - Unknown
If you've read this far....Thank you. Now make your spirit beautiful.
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WHAT? 😀 Really nice article Aja.❤ Carol
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