Quotes About Self-awareness

When a wide variety of mental processes are treated with bare, non-judgmental attention, they are held in an open, spacious container. This enables the meditation practitioner to befriend his or her thoughts and emotions, no matter what they are, and reduces the likelihood of being tyrannized by an inordinately demanding superego

I hate to exercise, I hate to meditate, I don't enjoy eating well, I never get proper sleep. I am not a poster child for wellness. I am a sick girl. I know sickness. I live with it. In some ways, I keep myself sick." "Sick" Porochista Khakpour

Any day of the week I would choose to be "out" with others and in touch with myself... then to be "in" with others and out of touch with myself.

Binatang itu bicara, makan -- tapi tak mengerti dirinya sendiri. Dan aku begitu juga.

Dia yang terlalu tinggi di atas singgasana tidak pernah melihat telapak kakinya. Dia tak pernah ingat, pada tubuhnya ada bagian yang bernama telapak kaki. Pendengarannya tidak untuk menangkap suara dewa, juga tidak suara segala yang di bawah telapak kaki. Ia hanya dengarkan diri sendiri. Suara murid Bapa ini takkan sampai kepadanya. Untuknya yang paling tepat hanya dijolok.

Apa guna jadi Jawa kalau hanya untuk dilanggar hak-haknya? Tak mengerti kau kiranya, catatan begini sangat pribadi sifatnya? Tak pernah gurumu mengajarkan etika dan hak-hak perseorangan?

Kadang-kadang manusia ini tak kuasa melawan kenang-kenangannya sendiri. Dan tersenyum aku oleh keinsyafan itu. Ya, kadang-kadang tak sadar manusia terlampau kuat dan menenggelamkan kesadarannya. Aku tersenyum lagi.

Kalau hati sendiri pun tidak menjawab, itu lah tanda ketidakmampuan, dan ketidakmampuan itu memanggil kerusuhan.

Barang siapa tidak tahu kekuatan dirinya, tidak tahu kelemahan dirinya. Barang siapa tidak tahu kedua-duanya, dia pusing dalam ketidaktahuannya.

Memang bukan nyai sembarang nyai. Dia hadapi aku, siswa H.B.S, tanpa merasa rendah diri. Dia punya keberanian nyatakan pendapat. Dan dia sadar akan kekuatan pribadinya.

Ketidakmampuan itu berasal dari diri semua yang memerintah, Dedes, ketidakmampuan mengerti kawulanya sendiri, kebutuhannya, kepentingannya.

human beings are the only creatures conscious of our innate consciousness; we are the only creatures who know that we know.

These eyes can see the world, but they cannot see themselves. To see them, you need a mirror. You need a mirror to see this true face, this true existence, your life; to fall in love.

You know who is your savior? You! You're most qualified to save yourself. You know all your weaknesses. You know all your strengths. You are eminently qualified to save yourself. So get on with the business of saving yourself by recognizing the potential that you have within you. Understand. This is not a little thing.

I rock, therefore I am.

A lot of people have the idea that I'm a wild sexual person...I've lectured quite a few people out there. I'll say, 'Think about what you're saying. How would you react if you were me?' I ask that question a lot. 'How would you react if you were me?' They say, 'Okay, okay.

lord I have problem... it is me.

All great things are in your mind and your heart. If you do not find them there, you will not find them anywhere else.

Loving yourself means falling in love with your flaws, not with your mistakes!

The alleged 'sensitivity' of neurotic people is matched by their egotism; they cannot abide the flaunting by others of the sufferings to which they pay an ever-increasing attention in themselves.

Self - praise is no recommendation

Maturity consists of no longer being taken in by oneself

If we did not flatter ourselves the flattery from others would not harm us.

An egoistic person can't realize his own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others.