Quotes About Awareness

How shall we go to sleep and wake up when we have no intention of sleeping or waking?

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

I, too, live in the time of slavery, by which I mean I am living in the future created by it.

The mind for truth Begins, like a stream, shallow At first, but then Adds more and more depth While gaining greater clarity.

It makes no sense to lack self-knowledge while understanding those around you.

It was not for moon gazing I came into Mount Yoshino yet seeing it I grieve over the sad world

Tiedän varmasti todellisuuden epä- todelliseksi - Miten siis millään voisin myöntää unet uniksi?

Today's satori: Such a change of mind would Not exist without My lifelong habit of having My mind immersed in blossoms.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.

Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit for without being seen, they are present with you.

Even brute beasts and wandering birds do not fall into the same traps or nets twice.

The scars of others should teach us caution.

Children with Hyacinth's temperament don't know better as they grow older; they merely know more.

Find yourself a cup; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things.

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

Past events are already gone, and the future is yet to happen. It is only in the present that we can be in our life. The present is the joystick, controlling the moment, and thus the direction our life takes. Being with the breath is the most effective way of being in the present. It completely connects us with reality.

when we are brave enough to be in the present, we have the power to transform the world.

When the mind is totally present, it is relaxed, nimble, and sensitive. It feels lighter and clearer. It notices everything, but it is not distracted by anything. It is the feeling of knowing exactly where you are and what you are doing.

Heaven is the natural spaciousness of our mind before we make it small with self-protection.

Our minds become more supple as we develop ourselves on the meditation seat. Each time we acknowledge a fantasy or thought, we're softening up our mind by becoming less bound to concepts and emotions. Following the technique fosters curiosity instead of dullness, appreciation instead of disheartenment, and imagination instead of limitation.

These lion runs are more advanced in that we are sensing ourselves in relationship to where we are. Awareness puts us in tune with the elements. This elemental connection is part of being alive.