Quotes About Mind

At a symbolic level, the forest and field are metaphors for the mind. The forest is the untamed mind. The field is the domesticated mind. The consciousness is the farmer. If one is conscious like Ram, faithful and attentive, the mind will be like Sita. When one is conscious like Gautam, ignoring the mind, the mind will be seduced by temptation. In the absence of awareness, the mind will be wild with no direction.

Yama states that the body has two parts: soul and flesh, atma and sharira. The atma is immortal. Only the sharira can die. The soul is surrounded by three shariras: Sthula-sharira or the flesh Sukshma-sharira or the mind Karana-sharira or the causal body, memory of deeds

Without the cerebrum there would be no imagination, and hence no notion of God!

that which deludes you to be unhappy can be overpowered by another delusion that causes greater unhappiness

Brahma is the human mind that misbehaves. Shiva is the human mind that vehemently rejects this misbehaviour. Vishnu is the human mind that does not condone this misbehaviour, yet understands it. What is this misbehaviour?

Arjuna, the senses exist beyond the physical; mind beyond the senses; intelligence beyond the mind. Beyond intelligence is your sense of self. By knowing who you really are you will conquer all yearning.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, verses 42 and 43 (paraphrased).

the power of maya: that which deludes you to be unhappy can be overpowered by another delusion that causes greater unhappiness.

our actions have infinite consequences; we have limitless choices, if we open our mind to them. Thus, a shift in imagination brings about a dramatic shift in identity, meaning, value, assumptions and aspirations.

Mighty brawn is no match for a nimble brain.

our breath resides within our flesh, our mind resides within our breath, our concepts reside within our mind and our emotions reside within our concepts. We can only see the flesh and breath. We can sense the emotions by the way they are expressed through the body and the breath. Sensations received by the mind are filtered by concepts to create emotions. Emotions

Where Krishna yokes the mind and Arjuna bears the bow, there is always fortune, success, dominion, stability, and law. That is my opinion.—Bhagavad Gita:

Vijaya is conventional victory, victory over the other, over other's minds, a victory where there are winners and losers. Jaya, on the other hand, is victory over oneself, over one's mind, a victory where there are no losers. At

Arjuna, your mind is your friend and your enemy. If you control the mind, it is your friend. If your mind controls you, it is your enemy.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, verses 5 and 6 (paraphrased).

But a lot is occurring in your mind—memories resurface as ghosts and imagination descends like a demon. That is why you suffer.

Arjuna, your mind is your friend and your enemy. If you control the mind, it is your friend. If your mind controls you, it is your enemy.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, verses 5 and 6

We have access through prayer to the peace of mind and soul that comes with knowing that the One who loves us most knows our every circumstance.

Y de tanto protegernos la cabeza, el cuerpo quedó deteriorado

A disciplined body can dance or climb a mountain because the muscles obey the will. A disciplined mind can travel between the worlds.

For Darkness Shows the Stars is a breath-taking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know who can break it.

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

Things are going round and round in my head--or maybe my head is going round and round in things.

It was so unlike her not to be able to sleep. No matter what was going on, she was usually out the second her head hit the pillow.

It's not my mind that's sick... It's my soul. ...and there aren't any drugs that are gonna fix that.

You could block things from your mind for years at a time. You could make them go away because you know that if you let them in, the pain could nearly kill you.