famous quotes on mindfamous quotes about mind to take you deeper in comprehending the ever present asset you always carry within you and to help you tap into its potential. The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking. Christopher Morley Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is ever happy. Neither grief nor misery is experienced in this state. Sri Ramana Maharshi Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind. Ramana Maharshi With humility comes the willingness to stop trying to control or change other people or life situations or events ostensibly 'for their own good'. To be a committed spiritual seeker, it is necessary to relinquish the desire to be 'right' or of imaginary value to society. In fact, nobody's ego or belief systems are of any value to society at all. The world is neither good nor bad nor defective, nor is it in need of help or modification because its appearance is only a projection of one's own mind. No such world exists. David Hawkins Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices. Ramana Maharshi Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln Discover all you are not. Body, feelings, thoughts, ideas, time, space, being and not being, this or that - nothing concrete or abstract you can point out to is you. You must watch yourself continuously - particularly your mind - moment by moment, missing nothing. This witnessing is essential for the separation of the self from the not-self - be aware of that state which is only, simply being, without being this or that or the other. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj A wise man changes his mind, a fool never. Spanish Proverb I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. Vincent van Gogh There is no chaos in the world, except the chaos which your mind creates. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Do understand that you are destined for enlightenment. Co-operate with your destiny, don’t go against it, and don’t thwart it. Allow it to fulfil itself. All you have to do is to give attention to the obstacles created by the foolish mind. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe more mind quotes about mind and life |