Gary Zukav is an American spiritual teacher and the author of four consecutive New York Times Best Sellers. Beginning in 1998, he appeared more than 30 times on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss transformation in human consciousness concepts presented in his book The Seat of the Soul. His first book, The Dancing Wu Li Masters (1979), won a U.S. National Book Award. May his quotes inspire you to live a life of authenticity and love so that you may live your dreams.
1. “The choice that frees or imprisons us is the choice of love or fear. Love liberates. Fear imprisons.” Gary Zukav
2. “When the personality comes to fully serve the energy of its soul, that is authentic empowerment.” Gary Zukav
3. “Your personality, your body, your intuitional structure. These are all tools: energy tools of the soul. Your soul existed before your personality came into being, it will exist after your personality came into being.” Gary Zukav
4. “Don’t squander your time on the what-ifs of life. They are unlimited and endless.” Gary Zukav
5. “No two people have the same reality.” Gary Zukav
6. “Lack of self-worth is the fundamental source of all emotional pain. A feeling of insecurity, unworthiness, and lack of value is the core experience of powerlessness.” Gary Zukav
7. “The essence of a person is not the clothing she wears or the things he does. People who love them do not stop loving them when they change clothing or do other things. Your essence is not even your history, culture, race, or what you think and do. It is your soul.” Gary Zukav
8. “The heart cannot be contained.” Gary Zukav
9. “Until you have felt your own pain, you cannot feel the pain of others.” Gary Zukav
10. “Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you. When you occupy it, step into it consciously, you live it.” Gary Zukav
11. “Within each experience of pain or negativity is the opportunity to challenge the perception that lies behind it, the fear that lies behind it, and choose to learn with wisdom. The fear will not vanish immediately but it will disintegrate as you work with courage.” Gary Zukav
12. “When fear ceases to scare you, it cannot stay. When you choose to learn through wisdom, to evolve consciously, your fears surface one at a time in order for you to exorcise them with inner faith. This is how it happens. You exorcise your own demons.” Gary Zukav
13. “When you have an emotional reaction to what you see, you are judging. That is your signal that you have an issue inside of yourself – with yourself. – not with the other person.” Gary Zukav
14. “Choice is the engine of our evolution.” Gary Zukav
15. “What we take to be true is what we believe.” Gary Zukav
16. “To experience relationships of substance and depth requires approaching and entering into relationships with consciousness and concern for the other.” Gary Zukav
17. “We are becoming able to see the pursuit of external power for what it is and the futility of trying to escape the pain of powerlessness by changing the world. When we look inward, not outward, we can dismantle the parts of our personalities that have controlled us for so long – such as anger, jealousy, vindictiveness, superiority, and inferiority.” Gary Zukav
18. “It is exciting to come of age spiritually.” Gary Zukav
19. “Authentic power is the energy that is formed by the intentions of the soul. It is the light shaped by the intentions of love and compassion guided by wisdom.” Gary Zukav
20. “You cannot find your soul with your mind, you must use your heart.” Gary Zukav
21. “The loving parts of your personality have no trouble loving. That is all they do. You experience the loving parts of as gratitude, appreciation, caring, patience, contentment and awe of life.” Gary Zukav
22. “By choosing your thoughts, and by selecting which emotional currents you will release and which you will reinforce, you determine the quality of your light. You determine the effects that you will have upon others and the nature of the experiences of your life.” Gary Zukav
23. “All souls have the capacity to be great souls.” Gary Zukav
24. “Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity, and love are the dynamics of freedom. They are the foundations of authentic power.” Gary Zukav
25. “For every action there is an equal an opposite reaction. You receive from the world what you give to the world.” Gary Zukav
26. “The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.” Gary Zukav
27. “Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect.” Gary Zukav
28. “Only choices made in love are compassionate. There are no exceptions. Do you have the courage to act with an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome?” Gary Zukav
29. “What is behind your eyes holds more power than what is in front of them.” Gary Zukav
30. “Authentic power is building something inside of you, which you cannot lose and that no one can take from you.” Gary Zukav
31. “Relax into the present moment.” Gary Zukav
32. “The journey to wholeness requires that you look honestly, openly, and with courage into yourself, into the dynamics that lie behind what you feel, what you perceive, what you value, and how you act.” Gary Zukav
33. “Words lead to deeds.” Gary Zukav
34. “Realize you are worthy of your life and live accordingly.” Gary Zukav
35. “Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” Gary Zukav
