Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Georg Feuerstein

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Last updated on April 22, 2025.

Georg Feuerstein was a German Indologist specializing in the philosophy and praxis of Yoga. Feuerstein authored over 30 books on mysticism, Yoga, Tantra, and Hinduism. He translated, among other traditional texts, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita.

German - Author | May 27, 1947 - August 25, 2012

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So long as we are in conflict with our body, we cannot find peace of mind.

Georg Feuerstein

Ultimately, there can be no complete healing until we have restored our primal trust in life.

Georg Feuerstein

The use of drugs like mescaline may serve an appropriate purpose. Indeed, "Psychedelic" drugs have been widely used in the spiritual traditions of the world, including the Yoga of Patanjali, though they were never advertised as ultimate keys to enlightenment, merely as stepping-stones on the spiritual path.

Georg Feuerstein

Paul Brunton was surely one of the finest mystical flowers to grow on the wasteland of our secular civilization. What he has to say is important to us all.

Georg Feuerstein

Yoga is a spectacularly multifaceted phenomenon, and as such is very difficult to define because there are exceptions to every conceivable rule.

Georg Feuerstein

Psychedelic drugs undoubtedly open the doors to the mind's panopticon, but what we see in the mental mirrors are mere distortions of reality, not reality itself.

Georg Feuerstein

For those pure in mind, everything is pure.

Georg Feuerstein

If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts... We cannot wait for society to change, or for our institutions to be renewed. We, as individuals, must assume responsibility for our own personal transformation.

Georg Feuerstein

Yoga is the practice of radical transformation

Georg Feuerstein

Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Georg Feuerstein

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