"A work of art always arises from the background: consciousness. Be it music, painting, architecture, poetry or sculpture, it is always seen by the artist in an instant, like a flash of lightning, as it surges forth from deep within him. Afterwards he elaborates it, gives it body and form, in time and space."
- Jean Kleininspiring , Jean Klein , art , creation , creativity , inspiration
"It is that in which thoughts appear and disappear. It is 'behind' thought"
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , be-the-witness , no-thoughts , self-realization , who-am-i
"Realize that the body appears in you, in awareness, and that you are not lost in the body."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , awareness , body , broader-perspective , illusion , self-realization
"What you do is of no importance whatsoever; what matters is the way in which you do it, your inner attitude."
- Jean Kleininspiring , Jean Klein , attitude , inner , mentality , thought
"Once you free yourself from the idea, 'I am my body' and the consequences of this idea, you will awaken to your natural state of being."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , awakening , inner-being , liberation , neti-neti , self-inquiry , self-realization , who-you-are
"All desire is a desire for the Self."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , desires , self , source-energy , spirit
"Live in the moment, simply be."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , be-yourself , breathe , just-be , letting-go , live , moments , now , slow-down , tranquility
"Become the spectator, become aware of the natural flow of life."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , awareness , be-the-witness , flow , slow-down , stillness
"True bliss is not in objects, but in us."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , bliss , detachment , happiness , unconditional , within-yourself
"We are completely unaware of our true nature because we constantly identify ourselves with our body, our emotions and our thoughts, thus losing sight of our unchanging centre which is pure consciousness."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , attachment , body , consciousness , ego , inner-being , neti-neti , self-realization , who-am-i , who-you-are
"Live as being and you will awaken to bliss."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , awakening , being , bliss , just-be , live , non-duality , tranquility , who-you-are
"Non-dual realization cannot be dealt with by the mind because it is beyond the mind."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , advaita-vedanta , awakening , be-the-witness , empty-mind , mind , non-duality , self-realization
"In reality the world is created at every moment. It is only memory that gives the false impression of continuity."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , creation , illusion , memories , moments , new-beginning , now , past , reality , world
"The idea of being a person, an ego, is nothing other than an image held together by memory."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , advaita-vedanta , attachment , being , body , ego , memories , non-duality , non-physical , reality , self , who-you-are
"We habitually attribute a cause to joy, we turn joy into an object because memory links the two together, but in reality they are of two entirely different natures."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , attachment , bliss , detachment , happiness , independence , joy , materialism , reality
"The root of all desires is the one desire: to come home, to be at peace."
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , desires , goals , home , life , peace , self-realization , tranquility