Mind Quotes - Page 395

Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking his way into the minds of others, causing them to speak on his behalf, but that he was now speaking for himself.

George Strait is the king and Kenny Chesney is about as big as it gets right now, though I wouldnt mind going back out on the road with him. Maybe I could go out on the road with some singers from other genres.

The knowing, I told myself, is only a vapor of the mind, and yet it can wreck havok with one's sanity.

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

These various forms appear different in shape and size, yet they are of a single essence. . . . The Sixth Patriarch called it "essence of Mind". . . Here the Third Patriarch calls it "timeless Self-essence." Bankei called it "unborn Buddha-mind." They all refer to the same thing: Buddha-nature, true self. This essence is not born and can never die. It exists eternally. Some call it energy; others call it spirit. But what is it? No one knows. Any concept we have of what it is can only be an analogy. . . .

When I look back, it saddens me to think that I was so hard on myself - when I was younger, I thought I had to look like everyone else, but I learned that beauty comes from how you feel about yourself. Once I started taking care of my mind, body, and soul, I realized that I didn't need to conform to what's "normal" and started to love myself.

It's good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results.

As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm, As is the atom, so is the universe, As is the human mind, so is the cosmic mind.

Mindfulness creates centered awareness. When you do one thing at a time, you're guaranteed excellent results. If you do too many things simultaneously, it messes up your neural circuits. Focus on one thing at a time.

One of the keys to harnessing this potentially unlimited power of the mind is to expand your level of self-awareness.

The body and mind are one. When the intimate relationship between mind and body is disrupted, aging and entropy accelerate. Restoring mind/body integration brings about renewal. Through conscious breathing and movement techniques, you can renew the body/mind and reverse the aging process.

The accumulation of toxins in the body/mind system accelerates aging.

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.

Bring into your mind anyone against whom you have a grievance and let it go. Send that person your forgiveness.

Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected.

Although we think that we think, most of the time we are being thought by the collective mind, the hypnosis of conditioning.

What's the first image that comes to mind when you think of a mental hospital? Jack Nicholson in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' right? We need to change that perception, and places like this one are doing that.

Of all the things we can feel with our minds and bodies, severe pain is the purest, for it drives everything else from our awareness and focuses us as perfectly as we can ever be focused.

Without trust, there can be no tranquil resting of the mind.

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

Civilization no longer needs to open up wilderness; it needs wilderness to help open up the still largely unexplored human mind.

I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?

Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.

We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult for our defences to work. We allow things to be sold that should not be called food. Many have no nutritive value and lead to obesity, salt imbalance, and allergies.

A philosopher may try to prove the truth of something he believed before he was a philosopher, but even if he succeeds, his belief never regain the untroubled character, and the settled place in his mind, which it had at first.