Quotes About Clarity

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

I suppose that in a dark room, even a dim bulb feels bright.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. This kind of attention nurtures greater awareness, clarity, and acceptance of present-moment reality. It wakes us up to the fact that our lives unfold only in moments. If we are not fully present for many of those moments, we may not only miss what is most valuable in our lives but also fail to realize the richness and the depth of our possibilities for growth and transformation.

It's our version of "me" that causes us the most stress and heartache. Which is why it comes as a relief to discover that this version is as transient as a cloud in the sky. Focus on the cloud and the result is uncertain. Focus on the sky and we discover clarity.

How valid is a practice that frees our bodies from rigidity but does nothing for the mind?

Too much thinking is not necessary.

just because an idea is simple, it isn't necessarily easy to follow.

Focus on the big picture,

The greatest obstacle to our own happiness, she tells us, is too much thinking.

When we understand the true nature of mind, we start to see these thoughts merely as thoughts instead of engaging with them. They arise, abide, and pass. They have no substance and certainly no power unless we git it to them.

Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment deliberately and non-judgementally.

The Buddhist definition of mind as 'a formless continuum of clarity and cognition' is very much in keeping with quantum science theories that matter and energy are two aspects of the same reality.

Casting a stone into a tranquil lake has a much greater impact than throwing the same stone into a turbulent sea. So, too, the understanding of a settled mind.

Truth never seems obvious until it is known.

You can live your whole life not realising that what you're looking for is right in front of you.

Everything was fine, and she had the rare, new sensation of being exactly where she wanted to be.

I'm not expressing myself very well—' 'Dexter, I understand you perfectly, that's the problem—

I love him, she thought, I'm just not in love with him and also I don't love him.

I'd always been under the impression that we were together because we wanted to be together, and because we were happy most of the time. I'd thought that we loved each other. I'd thought … clearly I was mistaken, but I was looking forward to us growing old together. Me and you, growing old and dying together.' Connie turned to me, her head on the pillow, and said, 'Douglas, why would anyone in their right mind look forward to that?

Just kidding' was exactly what people wrote when they meant every word.

You can live your whole life not realizing that what you're looking for is right in front of you.

When copywriters argue with me about some esoteric word they want to use, I say to them, 'Get on a bus. Go to Iowa. Stay on a farm for a week and talk to the farmer. Come back to New York by train and talk to your fellow passengers in the day-coach. If you still want to use the word, go ahead.

Most campaigns are too complicated. They reflect a long list of objectives, and try to reconcile the divergent views of too many executives. By attempting to cover too many things, they achieve nothing. Many