Gary Zukav was the eldest of two children born to Morris Luis “Morey” and Lorene Zukav in Port Arthur, Texas. In Pittsburg, Kansas, his father had a jeweler business, and his mother was a homemaker who reared him and his younger sister. Gary was born in San Antonio and raised in Houston.
Moreover, in 1952, while he was in fourth grade, his family relocated to Pittsburg, Kansas. Eventually, he graduated as valedictorian from Pittsburg High School in 1960.
During that period, he was an Eagle Scout, Governor of Kansas Boy’s State, President of the Student Council, and twice a part of the Kansas State Debate championship team.
He left Harvard in his junior year to motorcycle through Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East before returning the following year. And he was affected by the killings of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and worked as a summer volunteer with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Jackson, Mississippi, under the guidance of Charles Evers, the dead Medgar Evers’ brother.
Here are some great quotes from Gary Zukav.
1. “Your experiences are not limited to what you have created in the past.” -Anonymous
It doesn’t matter what you’ve done in the past; it all starts with a fresh dream.
Moreover, it does not rely on past experiences since past experiences lead to the desecration of your huge aspirations and future.
2. “Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity and love are the dynamics of freedom. They are the foundations of authentic power.” -Anonymous
There comes the point when the agony of going outweighs the anguish of quitting. Eventually, a threshold is reached at that point. What was before impossible becomes so. Slowly, you realize that continuing what you’ve been doing is a decision to live in discomfort and stopping what you’ve been doing is a choice to breathe fully and freely again. Moreover, you may either honor or disregard that realization once it has emerged, but you cannot forget it.
3. “Please… tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.” -Anonymous
Spiritual Companionship… The new female and new man are spiritual companions on a journey. They want to go on the trip. And they are held together by their love and trust. Their instincts lead them. They confer with one another. And they are close buddies. They have a lot of fun. And they are on the same footing. A spiritual partnership is exactly that: a relationship between equals for the aim of spiritual advancement.
4. “The amount of stress in your life is determined by how much energy you expend resisting your life.” -Anonymous
Each soul makes a sacred pact with the Universe before incarnating to fulfill goals. It commits to this commitment with all its existence. Whatever duty your soul has agreed to, all your life experiences work to awaken inside you the memory of that contract and prepare you to fulfill it.
5. “The opposite of love is not hated. It is fear.” -Anonymous
When our acts cause conflict in another person, we will feel that turmoil in this lifetime or the next. Similarly, if our acts bring harmony and empowerment to another, we begin to feel that harmony and empowerment as well.
6. “You cannot act in love and act in fear at the same time. But you must choose between them.” -Anonymous
You cannot discover your soul with your head; instead, utilize your emotions. And you must be aware of your emotions. You will produce subconsciously if you do not know what you are experiencing. And if you are unaware of a part of yourself, if it functions beyond your sphere of awareness, that part of yourself has power over you.
7. “If we perceived life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the experience of physical life and walk the earth in a very deep sense of gratitude.” -Anonymous
What we believe to be true is what we call reality. But what we think is what we assume to be true. Our perceptions shape what we believe. What we perceive is determined by what we seek. But what we seek is determined by what we believe. What we think is determined by what we observe. But what we observe shapes our beliefs. What we believe shapes what we think to be true. But what we believe to be true becomes our reality.
8. “You cannot, and will not, encounter a circumstance, or a single moment, that does not serve directly and immediately the need of your soul to heal.” -Anonymous
The great soul is the one who has embarked on the job of transformation. If he or she can overcome fear and act courageously, the entire group will profit, and everyone will be suddenly braver in his or her own life.
9. “What we call evil is the absence of Light, of love, in all cases.” -Anonymous
The aches you feel, the loneliness you feel, the disappointing or painful experiences you have, and the addictions and seeming traps in your life are all doors to knowledge. Each provides you with an opportunity to look beyond the illusion that acts as your soul’s balance and growth.
10. “The choice that frees or imprisons us is the choice of love or fear. Love liberates. Fear imprisoned.” -Anonymous
Most individuals use their efforts to try to change conditions that cause uncomfortable feelings. External situations will not alter your strict emotional reaction patterns. Moreover, this necessitates an examination of the patterns themselves.
11. “The first step toward spiritual growth is to become aware of your emotions.” -Anonymous
Be careful of the words you use, the acts you do, who you are, and how you utilize your power. Eventually,always make it plain that you are who you claim you are.
12. “The choice that frees or imprisons us is the choice of love or fear. Love liberates. Fear imprisoned.” -Anonymous
Most individuals use their efforts to try to change conditions that cause uncomfortable feelings. Moreover, external situations will not alter your strict emotional reaction patterns. Eventually,this necessitates an examination of the patterns themselves.
13. “Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained.” -Anonymous
When you withdraw your energy from a power conflict, it ends. But when your goal shifts from winning to learning about yourself, power clashes become dull.
14. “Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” -Anonymous
Being harmless entails being so powerful and empowered that the concept of demonstrating power via violence does not even enter your mind.
The more mindful you are of your aims and your experiences, the more you will be able to connect the two and intentionally construct your life experiences. Eventually, this is the process of gaining mastery. Moreover, tt is the emergence of genuine power.
15. “Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you. And when you occupy it, step into it consciously, you live it.” -Anonymous
A spiritual partnership is an equal collaboration formed for the aim of spiritual advancement. Moreover, spiritual couples learn about themselves and evolve via their pleasurable experiences together as well as their power battles.
16. “We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. And we cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the Universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives.” -Anonymous
Unworthiness is the terrifying realization that you do not belong, no matter how badly you want to belong, that you are and will always be an outsider. Moreover, it is the belief that you are defective and that you cannot be fixed. Eventually, it is desiring to be loved yet feeling unlovable or wanting to love but feeling unable to do so.
17. “The next time you feel unworthy, inadequate or inferior, remember that these experiences have nothing to do with humbleness, any more than lowering yourself to connect with another individual has to do with humbleness. There are no lower or higher individuals in the perception of a humble person. And there are only souls. There is only love.” -Anonymous
There is no other way to improve anything or someone except to occupy it first. Eventually, you are the only person you can occupy. That is why the only person who can make you a better person is you. Moreover, you will not change until you make the decision to change and make the commitment to change.
18. “No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? And who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.” -Anonymous
The essence of a person is not what she wears or what he or she does. Eventually, people that love them do not cease liking them just because they change their clothes or do something else. Moreover, your essence is not even your history, culture, ethnicity, or your thoughts and actions. It is your spirit.
19. “This is how to avoid recreating painful situations: Take the time to discover your real intention before you act. If it is to change someone or the world so that you will feel safe or better about yourself, don’t act on it because it is an intention of fear and can create only painful consequences.” -Anonymous
Anything we do to feel important and protected is a diversion from the agony of helplessness. Moreover, every attempt to gain external power, to alter the environment or a person in order to feel worthwhile and safe, is a distraction from the anguish of powerlessness.