Anagarika Govinda Professions : Painter Born : May 17, 1898 Died : January 14, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Anagarika Govinda The ultimate way of Being lies beyond all contradictory pairs of opposites Anagarika Govinda successful lying thinking The feeling of awe and sense of wonder arises from the recognition of the deep mystery that surrounds us everywhere, and this feeling deepens as our knowledge grows. Anagarika Govinda recognition mystery feelings Surely it is the right wish that draws us to the right place. Nothing of importance happens accidentally in our life. Anagarika Govinda importance draws wish Our real nature is not our imaginary, limited ego. Our true nature is vast, all-comprehensive, and intangible as empty space. Anagarika Govinda ego space real Do not keep what you have selfishly bottled up; pour it out, share it with the world. Anagarika Govinda share world The greatest artist is one who expresses what is felt by everybody. Anagarika Govinda felt emotion artist The power of the creative imagination is not only merely content with observing the world as it is, accepting a given reality, but is capable of creating a new reality by transforming the inner as well as the outer world Anagarika Govinda creating healing reality To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep one's distance. Anagarika Govinda mountain distance greatness Every individual has the potentiality to become enlightened in the course of this life or later existences Anagarika Govinda enlightened individual healing The cloud represents the creative power of the mind, which can assume any imaginable form. It is the ideal medium of creation for the enlightened mind, which manifests itself on the plane of timeless meditative vision. Anagarika Govinda creative mind clouds The forces which move the cosmos are not different from those which move the human soul. Anagarika Govinda different soul moving The faculty of continual transformation... is a profound expression of the dynamic character of the mind Anagarika Govinda expression healing character To the enlightened man... whose consciousness embraces the universe, to him the universe becomes his 'body', while the physical body becomes the manifestation of the universal mind. His inner vision an expression of the highest reality, and his speech an expression of eternal truth and mantric power. Anagarika Govinda expression men reality The wonders of a journey consist far more of such intangible experiences and unexpected situations than of factual things and events of material reality. Anagarika Govinda events journey reality Religion without art is a dead system of dogmas which have no effect on life. Anagarika Govinda dogma art religion Similar Authors Barry McGee painter Brion Gysin painter Bridget Riley painter Boris Vallejo painter Allan Kaprow painter Augustus John painter All Authors