Top 40 Jay Woodman Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Life is a repeated cycle of getting lost and then finding yourself again. There are many smaller cycles within that cycle where you get lost to a smaller degree and then remember yourself again. Sometimes you do it to yourself on purpose, consciously or unconsciously. Every time you get lost it is so that you can learn something or experience something from a different perspective.”

— Jay Woodman

2. “Play the game of life as if you have nothing to lose, no attachment.”

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3. “Let us not fear our wild thoughts for they can give rise to wondrous contemplation, creative endeavour, life changing ideas, momentous bliss.”

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4. “We are the universe seeking truth.”

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5. “Art is the expression of appreciation of beauty real or imagined. It’s also an examination of what it means to be alive with all its varied things, emotions, and experiences. We are forever trying to explain ourselves to the world or the world to ourselves.”

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6. “The soul accepts the mystery within and all around, immersing itself in it, celebrating it.”

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7. “I am so grateful to be here on this awesome planet with it’s diverse life – everything we need to not just survive but to thrive. I am excited to continually learn more about it, and always curious to see what is going to come up next.”

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8. “Cherish the others in your life. Cherish your freedom to be yourself. Cherish your freedom to choose who you want to be, what you want to do next.”

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9. “You are the universe – that’s why it shines!”

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10. “You are magnificent – a jewel reflecting inwardly and outwardly, the light of the universe. Observe how you respond to beauty everywhere – you bear witness to everything. Be aware that you, yourself, are an inextricable part of the infinite creative intelligence, and be blessed.”

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11. “To lose a problem, do not oppose, let go of any need to control, perhaps it’s all an illusion we project, more like a game we play than real?”

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12. “Life is like a game – we should be curious to play it – you explore and learn and grow – that is what it is for – that and having fun. It all expands consciousness- your own, the collective, and the cosmic.”

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13. “I am beautiful, one with cosmos, life force, eternal abundance, joy, vitality, infinite consciousness.”

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14. “We are consciousness playing a game with itself to see how it feels.”

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15. “Life is a game and you are the player. As you master the game, so you also create it.”

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16. “Harmony can be achieved within through meditation, which increases overall well-being and function.”

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17. “We are angels just like the rest of our brothers and sisters.”

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18. “We are all ‘right’ if we are being truly ourselves... that is the best we can be in each moment, until we learn more...”

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19. “Go lovingly into each moment and experience your infinite being as you truly are. Feel, learn, play!”

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20. “You have everything inside you, though you sometimes only recognise certain bits relating to the current stage of your path.”

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21. “Other dancers weave through our lives, sometimes stirring our deep soul’s fires.”

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22. “You can let go of all that stuff you thought was real when you know it’s just a game. What a relief, what a state of grace that brings.”

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23. “If you keep wanting to get back in the nest, you’re missing the amazing experience of coming out to play at life for a while.”

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24. “The greatest things to have can’t be possessed, they exist within yet can be shared, like freedom, love, trust, integrity, fun, dreams, creativity, wisdom, peace.”

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25. “Being here to witness the beauty, to learn, to be astonished, to love – is enough. Being able to create in addition is a delightful honour.”

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26. “You can judge me all you want, but it’s just ridiculous coz we’re both part of the same universe. Let’s just ride the horses into the meadow and let them roll in the delightful grass.”

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27. “The world is full of confusion and contradiction. We cannot expect to do anything that is absolutely right. We can only measure rightness by the truth within ourselves. And our own truth will never be quite the same as somebody else’s.”

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28. “Grace enters the soul where love lies serene.”

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29. “Having no need to judge, control, react, so forgiveness does not even arise.”

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30. “Personal truth differs from one person to the next, so how can truth itself be a constant? At least we can listen to each other in truth.”

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31. “Why be crying, fearful, lonely, when you have the whole universe? Be still, listen to your heart, breathe, and know you need nothing.”

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32. “I love to lie down with my back on the grass and feel earth’s energy revitalize me.”

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33. “Allow the light to fall across you. Shadow or sunlight. Allow it to define your shape. In its way. Another day it may be different. It surely will be. Are we ever the same? Is the light? And the way a form presses into the grass?”

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34. “Can we be grateful for music, silence, kind words, beautiful words, art, blank canvasses, space, night, sun, rain, amazing plants, animals...”

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35. “Share what you like and don’t pretend to like things you don’t. There are many ways to be honest but polite.”

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36. “If we cherish those close to us – consciously – so that they know we cherish them – then we should be able to stick together through everything.”

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37. “Mantra: My swirling mind becomes peaceful, and my body releases all tension. I surrender to the love of the universe, which heals me totally.”

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38. “I don’t have to be safe to feel safe, I always feel safe at my core.”

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39. “There is no excuse for being derogatory or dismissive about other’s beliefs, paths, choices. Everyone is where they need to be at the right time to learn the right things for them and their personal journey through life.”

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40. “Dancing to the sounds of trees and stones and slow minutes ticking in our hearts and bones.”

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41. “I see people teaching how to make an impact, but i don’t want to make dents, i want to walk lightly on the earth, grateful for universal grace.”

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42. “There are some great positive quotes out there that I can’t quite share as I wonder how a victim in a war torn country could be expected to see from their perspective?”

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43. “The role of Cherishing in Bereavement – I think that the key to healthy grieving is to cherish those who have passed on, so that you celebrate their lives and the times you did have together with thankfulness, instead of trying to cling on and wish that things were different. I believe that you should let them go in peace with love, not try to hang on to their spirits, just hold the precious moments gently in your heart.”

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44. “Have trembled beneath the pressure of a light beam.”

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45. “The castle in the heights I thought I could not aspire to could so easily be mine now that I don’t need it, I’ve already got my own paradise.”

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46. “If you are unaware of what’s within, you will be shown in the mirror of your near future life experience. Wiser to keep a step ahead.”

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47. “We are alive in all our layers of self and selflessness – individuals becoming one.”

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