Heinrich Zimmer quotes

Heinrich Zimmer quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Limitless and immortal, the waters are the beginning and end of all things on earth.”
-- Heinrich Zimmer

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“The real treasure, that which we all seek, is never very far; there is no real need to seek it in a distant place, for it lies buried within our own hearts. And yet, there is this strange and persistent fact thatÂ it isÂ only after a journey in a distant region, in a new land, that the way to that treasure becomes clear.”
-- Heinrich Zimmer

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“The best things can't be told,”
-- Heinrich Zimmer
“My friend Heinrich Zimmer of years ago used to say, 'The best things can't be told,' because they transcend thought. 'The second best are misunderstood,' because those are the thoughts that are supposed to refer to that which can't be thought about, and one gets stuck in the thoughts. 'The third best are what we talk about.'”
-- Heinrich Zimmer

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“Knowledge is the reward of action. For it is by doing things that one becomes transformed. Executing a symbolical gesture, actually living through, to the very limit, a particular role, one comes to realize the truth inherent in the role. Suffering its consequences, one fathoms and exhausts its contents.”
-- Heinrich Zimmer

Source : Heinrich Zimmer (2013). “Philosophies of India”, p.533, Routledge

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“The best things can't be told.”
-- Heinrich Zimmer

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