Quotes About Reality

There's always hope. So? There's always taxes, too. It doesn't make any difference.

If the abnormal goes on long enough it becomes the normal. It was just that, when you came to explain it to a third party, it sounded odd.

Most people have some means of filling up the gap between perception and reality, and, after all, in those circumstances there are far worse things than gin.

Do my thoughts just dream of me?

I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then gettin' upset cos' they act like people, said Adam severely. Anyway, if you stopped tellin' people it's all sorted out after they're dead, they might try sorting it all out while they're alive.

The mind creates those things that exist.

Is this the curse of modernity, to live in a world without judgment, without perspective, no context for understanding or distinguishing what is real and what is imagined, what is manipulated and what is by chance beautiful, what is shadow and what is flesh?

Be aware every morning that you may not last the day, And every evening that you may not last the night.

Sahip olamayaca??n bir adama a??k olduysan hayal k?r?kl???ndan ba?ka ne elde edebilirsin ki?

The human mind was expert at filling in missing details and confidently turning them into facts, even if those facts were merely imagined.

We share a belief that evil isn't just a concept. It's real, and it has a physical presence. It has a face. He paused. At some time in our lives, we've each seen it in the flesh.

Adalet bilimsel deneyler kadar net deÄŸildir. Bazen çok karma??kt?r ve gerçekler durumu iyice karma??klaÅŸt?r?r.

Only this actual moment is life.

Life is both dreadful and wonderful. To practice meditation is to be in touch with both aspects.

The reality is that we are safe and we have the capacity to enjoy the wonders of life in the present moment. When we recognize that our suffering is based on images instead of current reality, then living happily in the present moment becomes possible right away.

Discussing God is not the best use of our energy. If we touch the Holy Spirit, we touch God not as a concept but as a living reality. In Buddhism, we never talk about nirvana, because nirvana means the extinction of all notions, concepts, and speech. We practice by touching mindfulness in ourselves through sitting meditation, walking meditation, mindful eating, and so on.

I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old. (2) I am of the nature to have ill-health. There is no way to escape having ill-health. (3) I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death. (4) All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them. (5) My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.

Thinking prevents us from touching life deeply. I think, therefore I am really not there.

To be or not to be, that is not a question, because reality transcends both notions of birth and death, of being and non-being.

To be enlightened is always to be enlightened about something. I am enlightened about the fact that I am drinking a glass of water. I can obtain joy, peace, and happiness just because of that enlightenment. When you look at the blue sky and are aware of it, the sky becomes real, and you become real. That is enlightenment, and enlightenment brings about true life and true happiness.

To be and not to be are just two ideas opposing each other. But they are not reality, and they do not describe reality.

He realized that body and mind formed one reality which could not be separated. The peace and comfort of the body were directly related to the peace and comfort of the mind. To abuse the body was to abuse the mind.

We have to be in the present time, because only the present is real, only in the present can we be alive. We do not practice for the sake of the future, to be reborn in a paradise, but to be peace, to be compassion, to be joy right now.

The original reality of Amitabha is our own Dharma body, It shines out brightly everywhere, in the South, North, East, and West, It is like the autumn moon that lies in the high, vast sky, In the silence of the night its brilliance shines far over the ocean.