Quotes About Perspective

It had its moments," I said. "I'll be damned if it didn't have its moments.

What if reality (as perceived) were simply an extension of the self? Wouldn't that color the way each individual experiences the world?

by choosing two aspects of a subject that appear to be in opposition, each can be examined in light of the other in order to better illuminate the entire subject, as long as one doesn't mistake the system for reality.

Where are you looking at blessing as bondage, something you GET to do as something you've GOT to do?

I am a big believer in the notion that 'the truth is out there', but don't expect it to be delivered to you in a tidy package by any mainstream media outlets.

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Most people think that their only option is to change their circumstances. But these are not the true causes of their unhappiness. It has more to do with the way they think about their circumstances.

For those beings with a broader perspective of Planet Earth, boredom is sometimes accompanied by a darker companion—guilt. We know that compared to many others, our lives are actually quite comfortable. We don't live in a war zone or in abject poverty; we don't have to dwell in the shadows on account of our gender or religious opinions. We're free to eat, dress, live, and walk however we like, thank you very much. But even so, we're bored beyond measure.

also reflected on His Holiness's advice about how to deal with problems in life. They are never asked for, but how we deal with them defines our future happiness or unhappiness.

Whatever is in our mind, we project onto the world outside us. Step by step, if we transform the way we think, especially by letting go of the self-grasping mind, we also transform our reality.

it is not so much the circumstances of our lives that make us happy or unhappy but the way we see them.

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.

I sometimes think the past is a dangerous place to go looking for happiness," said the Indian man sitting next to Serena.

When you say 'This is a bad thing that's happening,' how often are you wrong?

What is the point of making up a story about ourselves that we hate? Whatever story we come up with is going to be different from the one that other people have created about us anyway—you can be sure of that.

we can allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good.

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.

I am how I am because all this is how it is. Each a different aspect of the same reality.

Thinking too much of happiness is suffering" the Dalai lama said " Anxiety, depression, resentment, fear – these become much worse with too much attention to the self. The mantra me, me, me is not so good

We begin to believe that our happiness depends on a certain outcome or person or lifestyle. That is superstition.

Focus on the big picture,

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

when I meet people—business leaders, entertainers, and others—they tell me that what seemed to be the worst thing that could ever happen to them turned out, with the benefit of hindsight, to be the very best.

Change our mind, and we change our experience.