The Kybalion 101 Quotes

“Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I will meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” no longer makes any sense”. - Rumi”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“Acceptance of the two inevitable poles of life- This is the first step. Building the will And the focus and the desire To choose the inner world in which we wish to exist Instead of living by default, Instead of allowing the happenings and the scenarios of life, And the actions and the opinions of others To determine the mental states that we experience- This is the second step. Then comes the third step… Transcendence, a rising above.”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“Your perception Is your reality. Change your perception And you change your world! Not the world But your world, For we do not see the world, Or participate within it As It is, We see the world And participate within it As we are.”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“There is simply nothing In our human experience That would allow us to understand The totality of what this Intelligence Actually is. IT even seems to exist Beyond any concepts that we may have Of the terms existence and non-existence, As confusing as that may sound.”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“Every nation and every culture Since the beginning of time Has tried to make sense of this Intelligence, Whatever IT truly is. We all, every one of us, Want to know what IT is And what IT wants. We want our existence To make sense. We want our existence To have a reason, A meaning, a purpose, An ultimate destination. And we want to know That we go on After the death of these bodies. In our mission to understand, In our mission to make sense of it all, Mankind has given IT, Whatever IT truly is, Many different names And forms and motives And desires and agendas, Down to even the most petty Of the human emotions Of jealousy and greed and pride, And the need for praise. We have made IT racist. We have made IT sexist. We have given IT preferences Among races and creeds and cultures And nations and sexes and political parties. We have even used these beliefs To wage wars on each other. Yet the beliefs and the preferences That we have given IT Are our own doing. They represent Our feeble attempts At comprehending something That is far beyond our kin. Something that is beyond names And beyond agendas, Beyond human motives and understandings and desires, Beyond time and space, Beyond form and dimension, Beyond all that we, in our current level of understanding, Could possibly grasp.”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“Each drop of dew reflecting Not a fraction of the light of the moon, But each drop of dew on each blade of grass Reflecting the entirety of that moon”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“That is simply exploring ITself through ITself, And in the process Creating, animating, and constantly evolving the universe As we know IT.”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple

“holding a grudge or wishing ill on another person often hurts you just as much as it hurts the other person. In fact, it is common for such actions to hurt you more than it hurts the person you are angry with. Often, the other person does not even know that you are angry with them, yet you are suffering immensely, caught up in deep and intense emotional anguish.”
― Matthew Barnes, The Kybalion 101: a modern, practical guide, plain and simple