Quotes About Balance

The breath is like the waves in the ocean that help circulate the water so that it does not become stagnant.

According to the Chinese system of medicine, stagnation is the cause of many illnesses.

Being aggressive, you can accomplish some things, but with gentleness, you can accomplish all things.

I have always found a natural relationship between running and meditation. Running can be a support for meditation, and meditation can be a support for running.

Because the mind and the body are intimately connected, relieving the stress of the body through exercise has an immediate effect on the mind: the mind is no longer dealing with the discomfort of the body.

Long periods of overstimulation—too much activity—begin to affect the organs and blood flow. Mentally we may become dull or jaded. Most important, we are not able to have deeper, more contemplative thoughts.

In meditation, we are creating new pathways for the mind, the brain, and even the heart. That's how we build a base. In meditating, just as in running, we are engaging in something that is very different from what we've ever done before. So, especially in the beginning, we should not overdo it.

The tiger incorporates meditation and running as a natural part of the daily routine, for these endeavors can bring health of body and mind only if we are consistent in practicing them.

Gentleness is like water—it will eventually reach its goal. Aggression is like fire—it is quick and then it is gone.

1. Running with the Mind of Meditation

My meditation teachers taught me that with aggression, you may accomplish some things, but with gentleness, you can accomplish all things.

To me, the relationship between meditation and running is natural, for one is a training of the mind and one is a training of the body.

The practice of overcoming hope is recognizing our positive qualities. With excessive hope, we begin to belittle what we have achieved. We might then feel inadequate and have fear of not achieving more.

Bringing heaven down to earth, into our daily life, is how we rule our world.

Remember why you are meditating: to balance the activity of your life by working with your mind.

The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind's strength, and awareness is its flexibility.

Enlightened society is where the flower and the rock will meet.

Life is breath. Breath is life.

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.

If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning.

True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go.

There is a direct correlation between physical exertion and mental relief.