"Breathing is central to every aspect of meditation training. It's a wonderful place to focus in training the mind to be calm and concentrated."

-- Jon Kabat-Zinn

#Breathing Quotes #Focus Quotes #Meditation Quotes

“A leader leads by example not by force.”

Source : "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter IX), 2003.
“It can even be a single note which defines the entire song.”
“Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.”
“When the winds of adversity come, remember one thing--kites fly the very highest against the wind. Kites don't fly in spite of opposition, kites fly high because of opposition. In fact, they couldn't fly without opposition.”
“Since the building of Constantinople, and the removal of the seat of government to that city, no political quarrel separated Rome from Egypt. Pagan Rome, ever since the union of the two countries under Augustus, except when interrupted by the rebellions, had been eagerly copying the superstitions of Egypt, and Christian Rome still followed the same course.”

Source : Samuel Sharpe (1896). “Egyptian Mythology and Egyptian Christianity: With Their Influence on the Opinions of Modern Christendom”
“We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable. -Suyuan”
“So, been attacked by any vampires yet?" "Not one." "Zombies? Giant spiders? Water monsters?" It's been really quiet on the supernatural front" "Too bad, 'cause I got attacked by a devil dog. It was not awesome.”
“If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you've been there, that ends up becoming a great gift.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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