Barack Obama Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Mind Quotes

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.

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There is nothing wrong with meditating just to meditate, in the same way that you listen to music just for the music. If you go to concerts to "get culture" or to improve your mind, you will sit there as deaf as a doorpost.

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Tags : Alan Watts Quotes , Mind Quotes , Culture Quotes

My mind is clouded with a doubt.

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Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.

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As soon as I wake up I pay homage to the Buddha, and I try to prepare my mind to be more altruistic, more compassionate, during the day to come so I can be of benefit to beings. Then I do physical exersice - I walk on a treadmill.

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The universe bends to a still mind, peace be still.

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The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people's minds, in people's heads.

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If you set to work to believe everything, you will tire out the believing-muscles of your mind, and then you'll be so weak you won't be able to believe the simplest true things.

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The the illuminated mind the whole world sparkles with light.

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Critics kind never mind! Critics flatter no matter! Critics blame all the same! Do your best damn the rest!

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The cloud of mind is discharging its collected lightning.

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If the mind, that rules the body, ever so far forgets itself as to trample on its slave, the slave is never generous enough to forgive the injury, but will rise and smite the oppressor.

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If the mind is pleased with praise, it will be displeased with blame.

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My mind is a chest of drawers. When I wish to deal with a subject, I shut all the drawers but the one in which the subject is to be found. When I am wearied, I shut all the drawers and go to sleep.

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The mind of guilt is full of scorpions.

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You have to steal back yourself. You have to steal back your own mind. Meditation helps in that area.

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We tend to believe in the modern secular world that if you tell someone something once, they'll remember it. ... Religions go, "Nonsense. You need to keep repeating the lesson 10 times a day. So get on your knees and repeat it." That's what all religions tell us: "Get on your knees and repeat it 10 or 20 or 15 times a day." Otherwise our minds are like sieves.

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Contemplating the suffering which is unbearable to us, and is unbearable to others, too, can produce awake mind, which arises from the compassion that wishes to free all living beings from suffering.

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By defilement of mind, beings are defiled; by purification of mind, beings are purified.

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He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but no matter for his instruction.

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