Home / Quotes / Quote by Oprah Winfrey

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

“Declare today "sacred timeoff limits to everyone, unless invited by you. Take care of your personal wants and needs. Say no, graciously but firmly, to others' demands."”

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

Author

Oprah Winfrey, born on January 29, 1954, is a renowned media magnate, television host, actress, and philanthropist. Known for her unique hosting style and in-depth interviews, she has won numerous awards, including multiple Emmy Awards and an Academy Award. Winfrey's influence in the media industry is significant, as she founded the Oprah Winfrey Network, which changed the landscape of television programming. more

You May Also Like

“The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the whole gospel." "Since the Lord...after handling over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, 'Ask and you will receive,' and since everyone has petitions which are peculiar to his circumstances, the regular and appropriate prayer (the Lord's Prayer) is said first, as the foundation of further desires.”

Inspirational Firsts Said Whole Inspiration Desire Asks Prayer Lord Practice Circumstances Foundation Appropriate Peculiar Elsewhere Petitions Summary

Author:Tertullian

“Lord Krishna... proclaims Self-realization, true wisdom, as the highest branch of all human knowledge-the king of all sciences, the very essence of dharma ("religion")-for it alone permanently uproots the cause of man's threefold suffering and reveals to him his true nature of Bliss. Self-realization is yoga or "oneness" with truth-the direct perception or experience of truth by the all-knowing intuitive faculty of the soul.”

Source: God Talks With Arjuna

“Self-realization means to know truth through yourself, and not through others. By seeking God first, through Self-realization, all things-strength, power, prosperity, wisdom, health, and immortality-will be added unto you.”

Knows Firsts Mean Self All Things Prosperity Seeking Self Realization Realization Immortality Seeking God God First

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“It takes a long time-many incarnations of right action, good company, help of the guru, self-awakening, wisdom, and meditation-for man to regain his soul consciousness of immortality. To reach this state of Self-realization, each man must practice meditation to transfer his consciousness from the limited body to the unlimited sphere of joy felt in meditation.”

“Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual consciousness, lies not in vague theological ideas, but in the acquisition of Self-realization.”

Ideas Self Spiritual Lying Realizing Consciousness Perception Self Realization Realization Vague Acquisition Theological

Book:Self-realization

Source: Self-realization

“I don't want people to think that they can attain realization simply by listening to others or by reading books. They must practice what they read and hear.”

People Thinking Want Book Reading Practice Listening Self Realization Realization Reading Books Listening To Others

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“You must know the difference between imagination, theoretical knowledge and true realization. Could you nourish yourself by only listening to a talk on food? To know food only theoretically is to always remain hungry. You must eat to satisfy hunger. So he who seeks new doctrines continuously but does not put them into practice in his life is in continual spiritual starvation.”

Knows Doe Spiritual Life Is Imagination Differences Practice Listening Hunger Hungry Doctrine Self Realization Realization Theoretical Starvation

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“The man of Self-realization knows a bliss that cannot be compared to anything in this world. His joy is independent of any object or sensory experience. It is an incomparable happiness that cannot be described in words. Such joy is known as sattvik-ananda.”

Knows Men World Self Joy Known Objects This World He Man Independent Self Realization Realization Bliss Sensory Incomparable

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“God-realization is the most difficult state to reach. Let no one fool himself, nor think that someone else can "give" it to him. Whenever I fell into a state of mental stagnation, my Master could do nothing for me. But I never gave up trying to keep in tune with him by cheerfully performing whatever he asked me to do. "I have come to him for God-realization," I reasoned, "and I must listen to his advice."”

Thinking Giving Trying States Difficult Advice Masters Fool Self Realization Realization Performing Tunes Gave Up Stagnation

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“God is the life behind your life, the sight behind your eyes, the taste behind your tongue, and the love behind your love. To realize this to the fullest extent is Self-realization. Without God's power you can do nothing. If you always hold this thought, you cannot go wrong, because you will have purified the temple of your mind and your soul with the vibrations of God.”

Ifs Mind Soul Self Eye Can Do Realizing Love Is Behinds Taste Sight Tongue Self Realization Realization Your Soul Temples Vibrations Without God

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda