Ilchi Lee Quotes

And most importantly, the next time someone asks you Who are you? you must answer in this simple way, with sincerity and conviction: I am an Earth Citizen

~ Ilchi Lee

Have you ever thought of yourself as a great being?Have you ever been deeply moved by a thought that came from inside? One day, I heard a voice inside me sincerely concerned for the future of the earth and humanity. That voice asked, Would a world where all life forms on this earth live together in peace and harmony be impossible? That voice answered, If all people really wanted that and chose that kind of world, why wouldn't it come true?

~ Ilchi Lee

Jay replied to the bird, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, my little bird. I'm sorry for leaving you alone. I'm sorry for hiding you away. Only now do I realize how much I've missed you.

~ Ilchi Lee

You can encounter the great life within you when you recover the zero point. What you encounter that great life, all limits created by the thoughts and emotions vanish and infinite creativity springs forth.

~ Ilchi Lee

It is important to realize that you are fundamentally made up of Life Particles, as is everyone else. Please realize that you, like everyone you meet, possess a MindScreen. Making use of this powerful asset will help you cultivate a healthier, happier and more peaceful life, and it will help you do the same for others.

~ Ilchi Lee

That absolute, ultimate reality is always there within us (as it is everywhere else, as well). whether we are aware of it or not, it is there, like the sun shining behind the clouds, invisible because of the clouds, but undeniably there. The sun of our inner nature, the LifeParticle Sun, is always shining, whether we see it or not. And because it is already there, we don't need to create or achieve it. We just have to acknowledge it.

~ Ilchi Lee

Drinking the energy of the universeBreathing along with the CosmosWith each breathI am rebornInto a brand new existence.

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. . . when you are stressed, if you take three deep breaths before you say or do anything, this will help prevent you from making choices you might regret later.

~ Ilchi Lee

Conscience is the manifestation of our divine nature, the absolute truthfulness that we all have inside, that resides beyond the instinctive desire to survive.

~ Ilchi Lee

For most people, meditation is associated with relaxation and peace of mind, and these are the practical reasons many people seek out, learn, and practice meditation. However, relaxation and peace of mind are only half of the uses of meditation. The other, probably more important aspect, is for creation.

~ Ilchi Lee

With the muscles of our body, we can lift and move heavy things. With the muscle of integrity, we can turn intention into powerful action. That’s how we can earn trust from our conscience, and can truly believe in ourselves.

~ Ilchi Lee

Our true nature doesn’t need any explanation or demonstration to know itself. It just knows because knowing is part of its nature.

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Conscience, the divine nature within us, sees everything as connected, what’s good for all is always its priority.

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Breathing is the master key of life.

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The ancient teaching of Tao tells us that knowing what you really are is wisdom, and living it is virtue.

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The intention to be absolutely truthful and the willingness to put the benefit of all before personal benefit hold the power to change the world.

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The essence of enlightenment … is a big understanding, which gives you a deep and wide perspective to see the world as a whole, and a capacity to accept with compassion all that is. 11/26

~ Ilchi Lee

What is enlightenment? In the Korean tradition of Tao, it is known a Mu-Ah (Mu means “No” or “Nothing” and Ah means “Me”). It is no-me-ness, or egoless-ness. It means realizing the true, unchanging nature of the person you happen to be.

~ Ilchi Lee

Behind our behaviors are our beliefs. They determine how we think things are and what is possible. The foundation of these beliefs is our conception of who we are, whether we are conscious of it or not.

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Thoughts become things through action. The most powerful tool for creating changes in your life is attention and action. No action means no creation.

~ Ilchi Lee

Meditation is a powerful way to enhance your attention, develop your ability to think mindfully, and to use the unlimited creative potential of your mind.

~ Ilchi Lee

Action is something you do purposefully with attention. If you really want something, you will use as much energy for it, and you will use it through action.

~ Ilchi Lee

The universe likes change. All that appears solid and substantial is built on the shifting sands of ceaseless transformation on the quantum level. Ironically, that’s the one steady factor about the universe - it is always changing, which means our efforts to change are supported by the very nature of Life.

~ Ilchi Lee

The only thing you need to be present here and now is your breathing. When you feel your breath, your mind is with your body.

~ Ilchi Lee

When your breath is slow and deep, your mind calm, raise your hands and focus on your palms. You will feel the subtle energy that connects body and mind: LifeParticles.

~ Ilchi Lee

Be aware of your breathing and breathe naturally. This will lead you into unity with the great flow of Life, your true nature.

~ Ilchi Lee

The deeper and slower your breathing becomes, the more space you will create inside you. Eventually, it will become so big that all your thoughts and emotions look trivial in the vastness of your inner space.

~ Ilchi Lee

By attuning your breathing, you can become one with the natural rhythm of life that flows through you all the time.

~ Ilchi Lee

You are infinite intelligence, creativity and Energy-Consciousness which gives you the power and wisdom to attain fulfillment and completion in life.

~ Ilchi Lee

The moment you choose your vision, great confliction comes along. You have confliction even if you don't choose the vision. Our soul grows not by living life within a small confliction, but rather living with big conflictions inside a big vision. A soul with a vision can succeed.

~ Ilchi Lee

Some changes we can control, but we find that many things are inseparably wired into the life we share in local, national, and global communities. For example, the healthy lifestyle you are determined to live and take to be a personal choice of which you have control, is heavily influenced and limited by the culture and industries of the communities you belong to.

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Although we have refined our behavior over many centuries, the basic perception that we are individual beings, separate from the rest of the world, remains unchanged, and so how we relate to the world remains unchanged. Because separation is an illusion, control is also an illusion.

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How do we meditate? It is not thinking about the past or future. It starts with being present.

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The life I am experiencing, good or bad, is the collective result of the choices I have made, knowingly or unknowingly. When I accept this, I acknowledge that I have the power to create my destiny.

~ Ilchi Lee

Make your mind quiet of disturbing thoughts by focusing on subtle energy on your palms, inside your body and all around.

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When you experience being present, there is no separation between you and other things. If you feel separate, you are already out of the present and returned to your familiar land of names and concepts.

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The common factor in all our experiences is wakeful consciousness which turns what happens into an experience or a meaningful reality.

~ Ilchi Lee

Consciousness is not confined within an individual brain. Otherwise, how can it cause changes in the physical state of things outside the brain?

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Consciousness can travel through space or can be present at multiple locations simultaneously. A conscious mind here can create a material change there, and is not limited by time and space or any physical forces.

~ Ilchi Lee

Consciousness has power to create physical changes and requires no other medium than itself. It can reach the entire universe, inferring that consciousness energy is the very nature of the universe.

~ Ilchi Lee