Identity Quotes

“Two identical things do not exist at all, so there is no need to be ‘somebody.’ You just be yourself, and suddenly you are unique, incomparable. That’s why I say that this is a paradox: those who search fail, and those who don’t bother, suddenly attain.”
Osho, The Book of Understanding (page 171)

“You don’t feel empty because you don’t have much money. You feel empty because you have not yet encountered your real self, you have not come to your authentic individuality. Individuality makes you a light unto yourself.”
Osho, The Book of Understanding (page 159) (Read Matt’s Blog On This Quote)

“Each person is born with a unique individuality, and each person has a destiny of his or her own. Imitation is crime, it is criminal. If you try to become a Buddha, you may look like Buddha, you may walk like him, you may talk like him, but you will miss. You will miss all that life was ready to deliver to you. Buddha happens only once.”
Osho, The Book of Understanding (page 146)

“The outer is easier, and the outer is objective. For example, one man, Thomas Alva Edison, discovers electricity and the whole of humanity uses it; there is no need for everyone to discover it again and again. Inner growth is a totally different phenomenon. A Gautama Buddha may become enlightened, but that does not mean that everybody else becomes enlightened. Each individual has to find the truth for him or herself.”
Osho, The Book of Understanding (page 96)

“Everyone is born unique. No comparison is possible. You are you, and I am I.”
Osho, The Book of Understanding (page 85)

“Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” ~ Jorge Luis Borges

Go ahead… Close your eyes… Who do you see?

But seriously though... This is dead on.

Look a little closer…

If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself... Get a better mirror.

Trust your wings.

“Don’t find yourself, create yourself. We have the ability to become whoever we want to become, and to materialize the kind of lives we want to live. That’s a power that we can cultivate. The person you think you are, the kind of life you have right now, isn’t all that there is. You won’t always be this person, you can change, you can be better. You are meant to do great things, create yourself to become that person.” ~ Satori, infinitesatori.org

You define your beauty. No one else.

Don’t overlook things that excite you.

The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling.

The world is vast—the inner world is infinite.

Being alone can be beautiful.

It's beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. It means the mind is not influenced by society.

A good question to reflect on deeply:

Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be...?

“What we do on some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are: and what we are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline.” ~ H. P. Liddon

“A jet plane cannot mow the lawn, but it can fly to distant destinations. Don’t worry so much about what you can’t do; just do what you can as only you can do it.” ~ Dan Millman

Two things define you:

Oscar Wilde on spending time alone:

I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not defined by another person. ~ Oscar Wilde

“Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It’s very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Leadership Gold