Quotes About Connection

It doesn't matter, sister. Too much thinking is bad for health. Now come on, let us sell a few more carrots and brinjals. This is who we are, not poets or philosophers.

He listen something in my voice because he look up immediately. His eyes as blue as July sky. His long yellow hair fall like sunshine on his forehead and my finger burn from not touching it.

Out of our love, we had stitched together our baby. It was the oldest story in the world; it was the newest. Every single thing I had lost in my own life, every motherless moment, I would make up for with my own child. I was laughing-crying at the miracle of this, at this second chance to take this crooked world in my hands and set it correct.

and Smita watched the nurse's startled smile that her American patient had thanked her in Hindi.

Parvati has simply given words to the melody that Bhima has hummed for a long time.

when they gazed at the sea, people held their heads up, and their faces became curious and open, as if they were searching for something that linked them to the sun and the stars, looking for that something they knew would linger long after the wind had erased their footprints in the dust.

This is love--not what we say to each other but what we not say. Sometime it just one look exchange. Sometime one word. But underlining everything we say or not say, something else. Something heavy and deep, like when we in bed and looking into each other's eyes. For six years, everything between husband and me was on top, like skin. Now it hidden, like bone and muscle. [...] He care for me now. He finally see me. And he like what he see.

Don't worry. When the time is right, you'll meet your teacher. When you're ready, some kind of magnetic energy will bring you together with your teacher.

There's a very strong connection between the body and the mind. In Tibetan tantric yoga, we take advantage of that strong connection: by concentrating strongly on the body's psychic channels we can affect the mind accordingly. Therefore, even in everyday life, the food you eat and the other things your body touches have an effect on your mind.

such as your family

True love does not depend on physical expression. You should realize this. True love is a feeling deep within you. It is not just a matter of wearing a smile on your face and looking happy. Rather, it arises from a heartfelt understanding of every other being's suffering and radiates out to all of them indiscriminately. It does not favor a chosen few to the exclusion of everyone else. This is true love.

These are visualized in the form of streams of dark clouds, smoke, or even brackish water, which enter our body.

These are visualized in the form of white clouds, bright lights, and streams of nectar, which enter the bodies of other beings.

Witnessing kindness makes us feel compassionate, and compassion predicts helping behavior.

We also need to remind ourselves of a basic truth about close relationships: Sharp and painful exchanges occur because we care for each other and feel safe enough to let down our guard. As long as both sides keep sight of this truth, kindness will remain at the core of the relationship.

Es por medio de la debilidad y la vulnerabilidad que la mayor parte de nosotros aprendemos a ser empáticos y compasivos y descubrimos nuestra alma".

no matter where you go, due to karma you will find enemies and friends.

With whom you've had close connections since beginningless time;

The prince saw the teacher and felt immeasurable joy, A joy that was most extraordinary.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

Platonic love is love from the neck up.

Shane cupped her face in his hands. "It never ends, does it? Loving you never ends. Whether you're Genevieve or Eva. Whether I lose you for years or wake up to your face every morning. I love you. You're my home. And I want you forever.

Have you ever been in a Walmart?" asked Eva. "Physically, yes. Spiritually, no.

Adult social stuff can't be harder than seventh grade. It's not hard to make friends. Just be an active listener. If you listen hard enough, you can tell what a person needs from you. And if you give them what they need, you've got a friend for life.