Quotes About Awareness

At the instant A warrior Confronts a foe, All things Come into focus

your opponent is not really your opponent because you and your opponent become one.

Do not stare into the eyes of your opponent: he may mesmerize you. Do not fix your gaze on his sword: he may intimidate you. Do not focus on your opponent at all: he may absorb your energy. The essence of training is to bring your opponent completely into your sphere. Then you can stand just where you like

You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your inner enlightenment.

Hear the soundless sound, and see the formless form. At a glance, read your opponent's mind, and attain victory without contention

Even when called out By a single foe, Remain on guard, For you are always surrounded By a host of enemies

Never chase after opponents

Si la mente está tranquila y es pura, uno puede de inmediato percibir un ataque y evitarlo. Eso, me di cuenta, es la esencia del aiki (el arte de la armonización)».

If you have not Linked yourself To true emptiness, You will never understand The Art of Peace

The only cure for materialism is the cleansing of the six senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind

Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

There is only one trait that marks the writer. He is always watching. It's a kind of trick of the mind and he is born with it.

We see things not as they are, we see them as WE are.

The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live.

Here's how Polly Francis expresses her sense of a spiritual connection. A new set of faculties seem to be coming into operation. I seem to be awakening to a larger world of wonderment—to catch little glimpses of the immensity and diversity of creation. More than at any other time in my life, I seem to be aware of the beauties of our spinning planet and the sky above. And now I have the time to enjoy them. I feel that old age sharpens our awareness.32

recognize, with a slight shock, that I really don't believe how old I am, and when I do believe it I want to forget it.

Don't think about mistakes you've made in the past. Don't worry about what might happen in the future if this goes wrong. When your blade cuts into the skin, just think about now.

The truth ? the truth my dear Ashely is a luxury available only to those who are not involved in its consequences

I'm looking over a four-leaf cloverThat I overlooked before.

The distance between taking social action and having the knowledge is as wide as the mouth of the Mississippi.

You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.

The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.

As Winston Churchill whimsically observed, "Men occasionally stumble across the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.