Quotes About Introspection

No, no es modestia exactamente. No estoy nada seguro de ser modesto;

At present he was answering questions that did not matter though they had a purpose, but he doubted whether he would ever again speak out as long as he lived.

I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took council with this great solitude - and the whisper has proved irresistibly fascinating.

Now who art thou, that on the bench wouldst sit In judgment at a thousand miles away, With the short vision of a single span?

La noche, sin importar cuán muda sea, nunca es totalmente silenciosa a los oídos atentos

um homem deveria enfrentar sua má sorte, sua consciência, e todas essas coisas. - Ora - o que mais há para se combater?

Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straight-forward pathway had been lost

I don't like work--no man does--but I like what is in the work--the chance to find yourself. Your own reality--for yourself not for others--what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means.

If the novel is an instrument of discovery, what it sets out to discover are bits of that still unsolvable and greatest of all great mysteries, human nature.

If you want to understand your mind, sit down and observe it.

Where is the end of seeing, of hearing, of thinking, of knowing?

It's always helpful to have a sense of humor about one's own mental foibles. By

No longer do we look outside of ourselves for solutions. We have seen where the path lies. All we require are the skillful means that will help us walk it.

But in their deeper meaning, these refuges always point back to our own actions and mind states. Although there may be many false starts and dead ends as we begin our journey, if our interest is sincere, we soon make a life-changing discovery: what we are seeking is within us.

Awareness of motivation plays a central role in the path of liberation.

The world is like that boat, tossed by the storms of greed and hatred and fear.

There are many things in our mind and body, tensions of all kinds, unpleasantness, things we don't like to look at, things about which we're untruthful with ourselves. Truthfulness in speech becomes the basis for being honest in our own minds, and that is when things begin to open up.

We are each going to die alone. It is necessary to come to terms with our basic aloneness, to become comfortable with it. The mind can become strong and peaceful in that understanding, making possible a beautiful communion with others. When we understand ourselves, then relationships become easy and meaningful

To realize that boredom does not come from the object of our attention but rather from the quality of our attention is truly a transforming insight.

This is not a breathing exercise; it is an exercise in awareness.

I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original.

There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original.

Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.