Quotes About Understanding

Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.

I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion.

All the words are not enough to get anything said.

Creo que no me estás escuchando;-parecería que tienes prisa. Cierto, sí, todos tenemos prisa de que el otro calle para poder hablar nosotros. Y cada uno de nosotros no oye sino sus propias palabras. ¿Qué importancia tienen las palabras? Sólo la acción se cuenta y cuenta -como siempre subrayabas.

On the rare occasions when Romani Gypsies meet south Asians from India or Pakistan, they are astonished to discover that they can understand many of the words these people use in their language, such as Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. There is thus a connection with eastern Europe - Romania and Hungary - but also with far-away India.

You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?

Cuando dos intelectuales argelinos se entienden entre sí… —… siempre es en detrimento de un tercero —remata Sido cerrando la puerta al salir.

there's a very well-known method for getting women, everybody knows it, it's not to say a word.

Yvan's a very tolerant bloke, which of course, when it comes to relationships, is the worst thing you can be. Yvan's very tolerant because he couldn't care less.

Once, somebody asked Robert Schumann to explain the meaning of a certain piece of music he had just played on the piano. What Robert Schumann did was sit back down at the piano and play the piece of music again.

How can I tell what I think until I see what I say?

Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.

By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes, a sort of information map. And when you're lost in information, an information map is kind of useful.

A life well-lived is directly related to a Bible well-read.

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

The Bible says we need to love our enemies, bless our enemies. It does not say we should assume our enemies' priorities.

I didn't know you had a cat!' she exclaimed. I am always surprised how many people make this observation-though not all are as bold as the American in giving voice to their astonishment. Why should His Holiness not have a cat-if indeed, 'having a cat' is a correct understanding of the relationship?

to cultivate compassion for others, first we begin with ourselves.

So to cultivate compassion for others, first we begin with ourselves. And our practice must be meaningful, because superficial practice will only give superficial results. We must go beyond mere ideas and deepen our understanding. Can anyone here give me a definition of the word 'realization

When our understanding of an idea develops to the point that it changes our behavior.

How do you think the Dharma is able to describe the death process in such detail? It's not a whole bunch of lamas sit around speculating on what might happen. It's because they actually go through it. Frequently.

My dear, your intuition may very well be right." He met her eyes directly. "But perhaps you have to allow things to unfold of their own accord. You can't force a rosebud to open by plucking at its petals. Sometimes, you must wait for nature to take its course, for the other person to see reality for himself.

Four tools," Geshe Wangpo said, looking at

I thought he was going to leave me in a state of deep and continuing mystery but I really didn't mind because he'd called me 'dear boy',