"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
You have Power Over your Mind
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Mind
Nature can Show Us the Way Home
We get lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating - lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems. Nature can show us the way home, the way out of the prison of our own minds.
Surrendered to Life
"Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal lives all the time - surrendered to life."
With an Open Mind
"With an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each for oneself."
Arousing the Wish to Work on Yourself
"One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind."
To Understand what Self-knowing is
"It is important to understand what this self-knowing is, just to be aware, without any choice, of the 'me' which has its source in a bundle of memories - just to be conscious of it without interpretation, merely to observe the movement of the mind."
You cannot Meditate if you are Ambitious
"You cannot meditate if you are ambitious - you may play with the idea of meditation. If your mind is authority-ridden, bound by tradition, accepting, following, you will never know what it is to meditate on this extraordinary beauty."
Hear the pattern of the Drops
"It is raining and you can hear the pattern of the drops. You can hear it with your ears, or you can hear it out of that deep silence. If you hear it with complete silence of the mind, then the beauty of it is such that cannot be put into words or onto canvas, because...
Face your Fears
"Face your fears and stop allowing the mind to hold you captive."
The Real Understanding
"When you think you know something, pride, opinions and argumentativeness can be your emission. When you know you know nothing, an air of openness and humility prevails. Then real understanding enters the mind."