Ken Wilber
Kenneth Earl Wilber II
1949-present • American
Integral SpiritualityPerennial Philosophy
American philosopher who created Integral Theory, synthesizing science, psychology, and spirituality into a unified framework.
Key Works
- A Brief History of Everything
- The Atman Project
- Integral Spirituality
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Quotes by Ken Wilber
103 quotes“Translation is necessary, but transformation is essential.”
transformationA Sociable God
“Higher growth means broader compassion.”
compassionIntegral Spirituality
“In the end, all there is is awareness.”
awarenessOne Taste
“You can only see what your level of consciousness allows.”
consciousnessA Brief History of Everything
“Higher levels of consciousness do not negate lower levels. They envelop them.”
integrationIntegral Spirituality
“Truth is found in the process of seeking, not in any fixed answer.”
truthIntegral Spirituality
“All meditation paths point to the same direct realization.”
realizationOne Taste
“Awareness has no opposite, no center, no boundary.”
awarenessOne Taste
“Don't hold tight to any model. Hold them lightly, use them well.”
integralIntegral Spirituality
“Spirit is the great unfolding.”
spiritA Brief History of Everything
“Real practice changes you. Translation only soothes you.”
practiceA Sociable God
“You are the eyes of the kosmos looking at itself.”
unityOne Taste
“Truth is what is true at every level.”
truthIntegral Spirituality
“What you don't own becomes your fate.”
shadowIntegral Life Practice
“Wisdom and compassion are two wings of the integral bird.”
integralIntegral Spirituality
“To awaken is to see clearly what is, was, and shall be.”
awakeningOne Taste
“Embrace it all. Honor it all. Transcend it all.”
integralA Brief History of Everything
“In the end, you are the kosmos awakening to itself.”
awakeningOne Taste
“Truth has at least four faces — the I, the we, the it, and the its.”
perspectiveIntegral Spirituality
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