Quotes About Balance

I guess I'd rather remember the good things than throw them all out with the bad.

He did not want his son to be all for present success, as the American, or to be all for tradition, as is the Englishman, but he thought the two might find a happy meeting place in a mind not yet well formed.

a heart that is busy cannot mourn

Living does not undo life. Death does not, either. Life and death are not either-or.

So selfless she was, willing to give up a little sleep for a man who was clearly determined to make sure it would be no sacrifice. How did a woman give to a man who was so determined to give to her?

Who wants to feel everything everyone else feels all the time?

Living is very serious, very real. It is also always a game. If we are wise, it is very real, very terrible, and very lovely, and a good deal of fun.

I'm almost a full-time mom.

Live life like Janus, the two faced gods of the gate, look at past and at the same time the future. Not to remember past hurts and failures but to enable you get to the future

Fasting may not be as easy as feasting, but after a while it is not too different. Both are extremes. It is not hard to go the extreme way, but what is really difficult is neither to fast nor to feast, but to be moderate in everything we do.

The Buddha said, "When you are walking, walk. When you are sitting, sit. Don't wobble.

A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.

Those who indulge themselves in sense stimulation throughout their lives often end up exhausted, with an enfeebled will and little capacity to love others.

Undivided singleness of mind" is what the Gita means by yoga. It is the complete opposite of the incessant civil warfare among intellect, senses, emotions, and instincts which is our usual state of mind. Yoga is the complete reintegration of all these fragments on every level of the personality. It is the process of becoming whole.

This is what we should do in a disagreement: play half the time for the other side, half the time for our own. It is not a question of sacrificing principles; this is the only way to see the whole.

According to yoga philosophy, the human personality is a constant interplay of these three elements – inertia, energy, and harmony. All three are always present, but one tends to be dominant at any given time – in a day, throughout a stage of life, over a life itself

Training the senses does not mean denying them or depriving them. It means educating them not to demand things that will cost us in health, security, or freedom. In training the senses, we don't forfeit anything in life of lasting value.

The schedule was always tight, but he was never in a hurry. Not once, then or since, did I see him pressured into speeding up to get more done in the time available. By his example, he was constantly teaching what he knew from experience: the most effective way to accomplish a lot is to do one thing at a time and do it well.

mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.

When we look at the lives of the great mystics, however, we find ready proof that turning inward does not mean turning away from life.

One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole.

Honor Breaks Sometimes you will fall behind, so feel free to skip over content. More content is not always better. It's just more. Besides, cognitive science tells us that breaks can be valuable spacing times. Breaks help your learners retain information.

Live long and well--garden.

Take counsel with Nature: she will say that she made both day and night for you.