Quotes About Awakening

I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is push my dog off of me. He likes to sleep on top of me. I think it's because I'm warm and breathing.

I think it is good when your blood is pumping, you are feeling lively, nice and warm, you are loose, you are awake, and your brain is switched on.

After I wake up, I take a shower, and that's when I wash my face.

In the mornings, I try to wash my face - especially if I'm going to set.

To Tess's immeasurable disappointment, she woke up.

We all know we're one day closer to the end when we wake up in the morning. We just kid ourselves that it's not happening.

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.

Amor es despertar a una mujer y que no se indigne. (Love is when you wake up a woman and she is not mad at you.)

El agua mineral sabe a pie dormido

The only useful purpose of the present birth is to turn within and realize the Self.

Ah! That glance of yours did some magic on me, you were not aware of. For once I died and was reborn."

As long as you're Unaware, you lead a miserable life. The moment you're aware of all that is happening around you, You have arrived Home; it is only then that you relish what life brings in; but if you're unaware, even the greatest moments bring despair.

The moment you become conscious of your unconscious state, you're instantly transformed!"

Maybe you only get one chance at meeting somebody who really gets inside you, wakes corners of your mind and heart that you didn't know were asleep.

I soared above the song birds And never heard them sing I lived my life in winter And then you brought the spring

**(C)(P) FROM MY BOOK-BOWEL SOUNDS AMERICA. WHY ARE THE KILLERS OF YOUR PEOPLE WALKING FREE? MASS INCARCERATION DOMINATES THE POOR IN PRISONS. NO REAL PROTECTION FOR YOU AND ME AND YOUR DEMOCRACY.INSURRECTIONS ABOUND WHILE DEMOCRACY UNDERMINE, MANY HOPING IT WILL DISAPPEAR IN JUST A MATTER OF TIME. WAKE UP AMERICA!

The function of the zazen and koan is to undo the system that contains them.

Hay algo que he aprendido en todos estos años: puedes dormir en cualquier parte pero no puedes despertarte en cualquier parte.

Il y a des rêves qui se déroulent comme des incidents sans importance, de la vie éveillée on ne retiendrait pas des choses comme ça et cependant ils intéressent lorsqu'on les saisit au matin se poussant en désordre contre la porte des paupières.

Couldn't start the morning without caffeine.

I wake up like I'm shot out of a cannon.

I don't know why, but even my nighttime dreams are very, very rooted in reality. They just start to become surreal, little by little. That exact moment when you're about to realize that this might be a dream is my favorite thing.

Jesus often reminds his followers and friends to discern the difference between what matters and what doesn't; he urges a stripped-down, unencumbered life. And here, he recommends this type of life as a way of staying ready, being wide awake and prepared for what God brings next.