Swami Vivekananda Quotes, Self Quotes, Mind Quotes

That which is nearest is least observed. The Atman is the nearest of the near, therefore the careless and the unsteady mind gets no clue to it. But the person who is alert, calm, self-restrained, and discriminating ignores the external world and, diving more and more into the inner world, realizes the glory of the Atman and becomes great.

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I think the Internet has a way of coaching you into this state of mind where you think that every step you make needs to completely supersede the last.

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Every mind is different; and the more it is unfolded, the more pronounced is that difference.

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While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence.

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The mind, too, has its regimen. It needs gymnastics, just like the body does.

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The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do; the task can be as paralysing as having to tell a joke or mimic an accent on demand.

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First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

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A quiet mind does not mean that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all, but that these will be on the surface, and you will feel your true being within, separate from them, observing but not carried away

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Nothing so casts down the manly mind from it's height as the fondling of women and those bodily contacts which belong to the married state.

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COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

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All the resources we need are in the mind.

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History does not repeat itself except in the minds of those who do not know history.

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The mind may accept or deny that you are awareness, but either way it can’t really understand. It cannot comprehend. Thought cannot comprehend what is beyond thought.

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Writing to offer a piece of information or a connection is a great way to demonstrate that you're looking out for the other person. Humans have a tendency to want to reciprocate, so the more you show you're looking out for someone, the more likely that person will begin to keep you in mind as well.

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I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.

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After having stopped the lower activities of the mind, it must be made receptive; and, instead of weaving all kinds of empty and idle thoughts, the mind should receive intuitions from above.

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Talk what you will of taste, my friend, you'll find two of a face as soon as of a mind.

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Where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul.

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I wanted to make sure the last chapters of my life were full, and painting, it turns out, has helped occupy not only space but opened my mind.

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There may be a million microbes of misery floating about us. Never mind! They dare not approach us, they have no power to get a hold on us, until the mind is weakened.

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