Quotes About Awareness

She had been so consumed with escaping her own misery, she hadn't considered the misery she might inflict.

Shouldn't the world stop? Don't they know what has happened to me?

Timing is everything. That´s right. Which is why our sages tell us to repent exactly one day before we die. But how do you know it´s the day before you die? I asked. He raised his eyebrows. Exactly

I lived, Dor said, but I was not alive.

I believe in being fully present. That means you should be with the person you're with. ... I am talking to you. I am thinking about you.

Before you measure the years, you measure the days. And before the days, you measure the moon.

I don't want to leave the world in a state of fright. I want to know what's happening, accept it, get to a peaceful place, and let go

If you accept that you can die at any time - then you might not be as ambitious as you are

Remember this, Francisco," he said. "The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.

And while she didn't know it then, she was learning another truth about love: it comes when it comes. Simple as that.

He didn't understand depression. To him it was weakness.

Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I read? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person i want to be?' He turned his head to his shoulder as if the bird were there now. Is today the day I die? he said.

I know this sound; silence is part of music. But just because something is silent doesn't mean you aren't hearing it.

Everything in this world is music if you can hear it.

Everyone is in such a hurry to find the meaning in their lives. Once you start running, it's hard to slow yourself down.

Love comes when you least expect it. Love comes when you most need it. Love comes when you are ready to receive it or can no longer deny it. These are common expressions that hold varying truths of love.

Why was he so quiet? To see if you would listen

You cannot talk when you first arrive. It helps you to listen.

Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things.

Everybody knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently. - Morrie

you must understand why you felt what you did, and why you no longer need to feel it

Eddie admitted that some of his life he'd spent hiding from God, and the rest of the time he thought he went unnoticed.

I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not move quickly enough.