category-Mind Quotes

What yoga philosophy and all the great Buddhist teachings tells us is that solidity is a creation of the ordinary mind and that there never was anything permanent to begin with that we could hold on to. Life would be much easier and substantially less painful if we lived with the knowledge of impermanence as the only constant.

Donna Farhi

Possessions, outward success, publicity, LUXURY -- to me these have always been contemptible. I assume that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind

Albert Einstein

War destroys men, but luxury destroys mankind; at once corrupts the body and the mind.

John Crowne

The true source of abundance is the silent mind, for within its fertile quietude rests all potential, all power, and all promise.

Guy Finley

You discover that your old I, along with everything you ever learned, is absolutely no use at all in the face of those new challenges, and you begin to realize that buried deep in your unconscious mind there is someone much more interesting and adventurous and more open to the world and to new experiences.

Paulo Coelho

For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as†bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

George Gissing

Even those who wish to find happiness and overcome misery Will wander with no aim nor meaning If they do not comprehend the secret of the mind- The paramount significance of Dharma.

Shantideva

It is not possible for me To restrain the external course of things;But should I restrain this mind of mine What would be the need to restrain all else ?

Shantideva

The Perfect Teacher himself has shown That in this way all fears As well as all boundless miseries Originate from the mind

Shantideva

Will all be bound By binding my mind alone. And will all be subdued By subduing my mind alone.

Shantideva

But if the elephant of my mind is firmly bound On all sides by the rope of mindfulness, All fears will cease to exist And all virtues will come into my hand.

Shantideva

Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind.

Walter Landor

For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

George Gissing

If you have controlled your mind you are the conqueror of the whole world.

Swami Sivananda

Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.

Swami Sivananda