"Not all thinking and all emotion are of the ego. They turn into ego only when you identify with them and they take you over completely, that is to say, when they become 'I'."
Identifying with Emotions and Thoughts
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Thoughts
Thinking and Consciousness
"Thinking and consciousness are not synonymous. Thinking is only a small aspect of consciousness. Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but consciousness does not need thought."
Dreamer
"If there were nothing but thought in you, you wouldn’t even know you are thinking. You would be like a dreamer who doesn’t know he is dreaming. When you know you are dreaming, you are awake within the dream."
Not to be Able to Stop Thinking
"Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everybody is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from...
Habits
"It is only the dull, sleepy mind that creates and clings to habit. A mind that is attentive from moment to moment — attentive to what it is saying, attentive to the movement of its hands, of its thoughts, of its feelings — will discover that the formation of further...
Happiness that is Incorruptible
"When the mind goes beyond the thought of “the me,” the experiencer, the observer, the thinker, then there is a possibility of a happiness that is incorruptible."
Learning without Thought
"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."
Your Worst Enemy
"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts."
Lairs and Fools
"People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools."
Thoughts of Beloved
"O Thoughts of Beloved Come closer, You are full of energy, Rest on my eyes, You are full of light."