Our breath plays a very important role in our life. The breath is the connecting link between the inner world of the mind and the outer world of the body and environment.
When we pray, it opens our minds to the divine consciousness of God. Prayer opens your mind to answers that have always been present.
I'm not a big believer in linear paths. I would always have these sort of five-year plans and think, 'Ok, I wouldn't mind to try to get here in five years. '
The inward battle--against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past--is more terrible than outward battle.
Environmental issues are on everyone's mind. It's part of our culture now and I can only applaud and laud anyone who is doing what they can and raising awareness.
First, I think it proper to express my unshaken opinion of the immortality of my soul or mind; and to dedicate and devote the same to the supreme head of the Universe - to that great and tremendous Jehovah, - Who created the universal frame of nature, worlds, and systems in number infinite. . . To this awfully sublime Being do I resign my spirit with unlimited confidence of His mercy and protection. . .
It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them.
All delusions begin in the mind. All delusions are based on various ways we’re talking to ourselves and then believing what we are saying.
My mind can take no hold on the present world, nor rest in it a moment, but my whole nature rushes onward with irresistible force towards a future and better state of being.
It's certainly my honor to be able to, hopefully, change the world a tiny bit, one mind at a time.
Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?
I am a pretty good actor. Most of my friendships are based on the fact that I pretend to be outgoing and funny in social situations, but when I get home, I tend to isolate myself because I am actually somewhat bipolar and introverted. So it is really hard for me to invest time into a relationship because I get kind of freaked out by the thought of doing something that part of my mind keeps telling me is "unproductive".
Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all chains from every mind.
There is no such thing as an insignificant life, only the insignificance of mind that refuses to grasp the implications.
In talking of evolution, it is common to have in mind a tree.
Funny how a little politeness can change people's minds.
Feminism freed my mind. Yoga freed my body. It's one thing to intellectualize self-love and another to embody it.
It all depends on what you're willing to invest time and effort in and put your mind to. That's what separates winners from losers. Winners are the ones who want the most out of their opportunities.
The working process is ideally freeing my mind.
The direct effect on our mind is achieved by the words, the text, the thought, which arouse consideration. Our will is directly affected by the super-objective, by other objectives, by a through line of action. Our feelings are directly worked upon by tempo-rhythm.