Gary Zukav
American spiritual teacher and bestselling author whose 1989 book The Seat of the Soul became one of the foundational texts of the late-twentieth-century New Spirituality movement and a defining work in the post-physics integration of science, consciousness, and authentic-power teaching that emerged in the same era. Born 1942, Zukav graduated from Harvard, served in the Special Forces in Vietnam, and wrote the National Book Award-winning The Dancing Wu Li Masters (1979), one of the first popular books to draw philosophical parallels between quantum physics and Eastern mysticism. The Seat of the Soul, published a decade later, has remained continuously in print, sold more than six million copies, and made multiple long stays on the New York Times bestseller list — including a 31-week run after Oprah Winfrey featured it on her show. With his partner Linda Francis, Zukav founded the Seat of the Soul Institute and has written six further books deepening the framework: The Heart of the Soul, Soul Stories, The Mind of the Soul, Spiritual Partnership, Universal Human, and others.
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Quotes by Gary Zukav
89 quotes“It cannot be bought. It cannot be inherited. It cannot be hoarded.”
“It can only be created, by you, in this lifetime.”
“This is the work of the soul.”
“External power is the manipulation of the world to get what you want.”
“Authentic power is the manifestation of who you really are.”
“External power leads to violence. Authentic power leads to peace.”
“Choose authentic power.”
“This is the central choice of our era.”
“Humanity is evolving from a five-sensory species to a multi-sensory species.”
“The five-sensory species relies on what can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, smelled.”
“The multi-sensory species also perceives through intuition, soul, energy.”
“This evolution is not optional. It is happening.”
“Your job is to align with it consciously.”
“Each soul comes into the world with sacred contracts.”
“They are agreements made before birth, with your guides and teachers.”
“To live them is to fulfill your purpose.”
“To know them is to know your life.”
“Intentions are the foundation of your reality.”
“When you align your personality with your soul, you create authentic power.”
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