4,631 Quotes About Light

Letting others shine their light gives you enough illumination to light your own.

By lighting another’s candle you brighten your own.

The Warrior of the Light knows that it is impossible to live in a state of complete relaxation.He has learned from the archer that, in order to shoot his arrow any distance, he must hold the bow taut. He has learned from the stars that only an inner explosion allows them to shine. The Warrior notices that when a horse is about to jump over a fence, it tenses all its muscles.But he never confuses tension with anxiety.

A Warrior of the Light makes decisions. His soul is as free as the clouds in the sky, but he is committed to his dream. On his freely chosen path, he often has to get up earlier than he would like, speak to people from whom he learns nothing, make certain sacrifices. His friends say: “You’re not free.”The Warrior is free. But he knows that an open oven bakes no bread.

All suffering is extinguished in the light of presence.

I wondered how my heart could be both light with happiness and heavy with love at the same time.

We tell stories using light. We tell stories using shadows. That's it.

The most beautiful of human things are born in the shadows and thrive there and are endangered by light

Each of us has an equal amount of Shadow and Light buried in our souls. What makes us different is how much Shadow we choose to suppress, and how much Light we choose to show.