Quotes About Awareness

How could they judge him, these people, all or any one of them, even his own mother, when they did not know what his own mental, physical and spiritual suffering had been? And

as I go, like those others. I will not be here any more. He seemed to be going over each step in his mind—each step with which he was so familiar, only now, for the first time, he was living it for himself.

I measure time by how a body sways.)

I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

The fields stretch out in long unbroken rows. We walk aware of what is far and close. Here distance is familiar as a friend. The feud we kept with space comes to an end.

I fear those shadows most that start from my own feet.

I wake to sleep and take my waking slow. I learn by going where I have to go. The Waking

In a dark time, the eye begins to see

We breathe in unison. The outside dies within, And she knows all I am. — Theodore Roethke, section 1 of "Memory," The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke (Doubleday, 1975)

And you just know he knows he knows.

So when it happens, don't just say Damn and forget it. Stop a minute and think it through. Somebody's going to change the face of the earth and it could be you. 'It Was Nothing -- Really!', 1969

Sometimes I sets and thinks, and sometimes I just sets.

People should know more than what was or will be. People must know that which must never be." -- Theodore Sturgeon

Si jamais quelqu'un était capable de retracer exactement ce qu'il voit et ressent en faisant seulement dix mètres dans la rue, nous obtiendrions une image si déformée, si obscure, tellement subjective qu'il est difficile de s'en faire une idée, même vague. Et personne ne regarde jamais autour de soi avec attention, jusqu'au moment où il vient ici.

Treat your anger with the utmost respect and tenderness, for it is no other than yourself. Do not suppress it—simply be aware of it. Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed. When you are aware that you are angry, your anger is transformed. If you destroy anger, you destroy the Buddha, for Buddha and Mara are of the same essence. Mindfully dealing with anger is like taking the hand of a little brother.

A teacher cannot give you the truth The truth is already in you You only need to open yourself – body, mind and heart- so that his or her teachings will penetrate your own seeds of understanding and enlightenment If you let the words enter you, the soil and the seeds will do the rest of the work

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence

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.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

When we walk like (we are rushing), we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth... Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.