Quotes About Clarity

Self-deception is like this. It blinds us to the true causes of problems, and once we're blind, all the "solutions" we can think of will actually make matters worse.

While it's true that she's doing everything she can think of, the problem is precisely that she can't see how she's the problem. Having the problem she has, nothing she can think of will be a solution.

There is no solution to the problem of lack of commitment, for example, without a solution to the bigger problem—the problem that I can't see that I'm not committed.

Outwardness does to inwardness what light does to darkness: it chases it away.

There's something deeper than behavior that determines our influence on others—it's whether we're in or out of the box. You don't know much about the box yet, but when we're in the box, our view of reality is distorted—we see neither ourselves nor others clearly. We are self-deceived. And that creates all kinds of trouble for the people around us.

when our hearts are at war, we can't see clearly. We give ourselves the best opportunity to make clear-minded decisions only to the extent that our hearts are at peace.

The biggest help in finding my way forward and out of the box was finding an out-of-the-box place, or vantage point, within me.

a vantage point from where I could ponder my life in a new way free from the blame and self-justification of the box.

I was free to see a different past along with a different present and future. I was freed from the limitations and distortions of the box.

RECOVERING INNER CLARITY AND PEACE(FOUR PARTS) Getting out of the box 1. Look for the signs of the box (blame, justification, horribilization, common box styles, etc.). 2. Find an out-of-the-box place (out-of-the-box relationships, memories, activities, places, etc.). 3. Ponder the situation anew (i.e., from this out-of-the-box perspective).

RECOVERING INNER CLARITY AND PEACE(FOUR PARTS) Getting out of the box 1. Look for the signs of the box (blame, justification, horribilization, common box styles, etc.). 2. Find an out-of-the-box place (out-of-the-box relationships, memories, activities, places, etc.).

Living is easier with eyes closed.

She was so confused. No, she wasn't.

The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass available.

Ah, well, when you explain it like that, it seems obvious, said Mudge. Of course, it always seems obvious once it's been explained.

Clyde had a soul that was not destined to grow up. He lacked decidedly that mental clarity and inner directing application that in so many permits them to sort out from the facts and avenues of life the particular thing or things that make for their direct advancement.

you could no more see him in the light that you do than you could rise out of that box and fly through those windows.

from The Auction I left my home with unencumbered will And all the rubbish of confusion sold.

In a dark time, the eye begins to see

A mind too active is no mind at all. --Infirmity

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.