Quotes by Atman You're all Buddhas, pretending not to be. You're all the Christ, pretending not to be. You're all Atman, pretending not to be. You're all love, pretending not to be. You're all one, pretending not to be. You're all Gurus, pretending not to be. You're all God, pretending not to be. When you're ready to stop pretending, then you're ready to just be the real you. That's your home. Marcus Thomas atman real home Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. Sophocles atman self-reliance helping We can see the same spirit in everybody only when we know we are that spirit, Atman or Self. Only a person who has understood his own Self can see that Self in everybody. Swami Satchidananda atman yoga self Man as Atman is really free; as man he is bound, changed by every physical condition. Swami Vivekananda atman changed men Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are ...but unless you realize the Truth, there is no freedom. Swami Vivekananda atman scripture world You are the creator of your own destiny Swami Vivekananda atman destiny strength That which is nearest is least observed. The Atman is the nearest of the near, therefore the careless and the unsteady mind gets no clue to it. But the person who is alert, calm, self-restrained, and discriminating ignores the external world and, diving more and more into the inner world, realizes the glory of the Atman and becomes great. Swami Vivekananda atman self mind