"Do not follow after the past; do not go forward to meet the future. Instead, just rest the mind naturally in the present awareness."

-- Gampopa

#Past Quotes #Mind Quotes #Awareness Quotes

“I am alone a lot, which is good. I need that time to just be alone after a long day, just decompress. So, I go to either my house or the hotel, or my apartment, or whatever - wherever I am, I go home and I watch TV and I sit there, with my cat, and I just watch TV or go online, check my emails.”
“I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others.”
“...And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here.”
“Build a little fence of trust around today; Fill the space with loving deeds, and therein stay.”
“Philosophical reflection could not leave the relation of mind and spirit in the obscurity which had satisfied the needs of the naive consciousness.”

Source : Wilhelm Max Wundt (1969). “Principles of Physiological Psychology”
“Do not neglect to bring your revolver, Russell. It may be needed, and it does us no good in your drawer with that disgusting cheese." "My lovely Stilton; it's almost ripe, too. I do hope Mr. Thomas enjoys it." "Any riper and it will eat through the woodwork and drop into the room below." "You envy me my educated tastes." "That I will not honour with a response. Get out the door, Russell.”
“Truth is always unfolding. It's not an absolute.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Alan Arkin" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. February 25, 2007.
“Being sad with the right people is better than being happy with the wrong ones.”

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