“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” ~ William S. Burroughs
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“Don’t believe everything you hear – even in your own mind.” ~Daniel Amen
“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.” ~Christopher Hitchens
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Our Stories
“Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright’s pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.” ~ Maya Angelou
The Sound Of Water
Anyone who has become entranced by the sound of water drops in the darkness of a ruin can attest to the extraordinary capacity of the ear to carve a volume into the void of darkness. The space traced by the ear becomes a cavity sculpted in the interior of the mind. ~Steven Holl
The Mind Loves The Unknown
“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.” ~ Rene Magritte, Artist, 1898 – 1967
The Shadowy Tip Of Reality
“This highway leads to the shadowy tip of reality: you’re on a through route to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable…Go as far as you like on this road. Its limits are only those of mind itself. Ladies and Gentlemen, you’re entering the wondrous dimension of imagination. . . Next stop The …
The Key Of Imagination
“You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into… the Twilight Zone.” ~ Rod Serling The Twilight Zone (television …
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taking a walk in a lightly falling rain does the mind and body a world of good. just saying
For What Its Worth
doing crosswords, online and on paper, helps keep my mind fresh. and also do them with a pen, which i have been doing that, for almost 40 years. yes, there is whiteout to cover the mistake(s).
“The wise man can change his mind; the stubborn one, never.” ~Immanuel Kant
“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley
Speak Your Mind
“I’d turn off the internet for a month and make us actually talk to each other, and be responsible for your opinions and not be able to hide behind the anonymity of the cyber-wall to speak your mind. To actually have to face people and see their reactions and discuss it – actually discuss it. …
Body And Mind
Walking helps control my glucose levels, bodyweight and clears out the head. With that said, I feel good about my body and mind.
“Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.” ~Jeffrey Eugenides
Learning never exhausts the mind. ~Leonardo da Vinci
“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley
Intuitive And Rational Mind
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. ~ Albert Einstein
“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” ~Aldous Huxley
“How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds?” ~ John Stuart Mill
Hate pollutes the mind. ~ William Shakespeare
Spring Time Snow
Took a walk in the heavy, wet snow. Of course I got kind of wet, I mean really wet, and I seen two other people outside, doing the same thing. It was enjoyable walk, and it helps keep the sugar in check, and also helps with keeping the mind focused. In these dire times, I …
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. ~Washington Irving
If there is a true universal mind, must it be sane? ~Charles Fort
For What Its Worth
Idle thoughts Idle mind Its like living in a different time zone
For What Its Worth
When the mind is passive, then I know that I am with peace with myself.
The world we see ……
“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.” ~William James
Water And Life
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Music is the medicine of the mind. ~John Logan
Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. ~Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
Learning never exhausts the mind. ~ Leonardo da Vinci
“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.” ~ Frank McCourt
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“A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.” ~ Charlotte Bronte
The pen is the tongue of the mind. ~ Horace
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Fixation
Leonardo da Vinci Quote
Learning never exhausts the mind. ~Leonardo da Vinci
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Subconscious Mind
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality. ~Earl Nightingale
Mind
Don’t believe everything you hear – even in your own mind. -Daniel Amen
Short Story
he awoke around 2:00 am and he couldn’t get back to sleep he decided to thrown on some clothes and take a walk the air was warm and it made him feel good ambling on down the street he sees two women in black heels totally naked standing at the corner as he approached they …
Music
Music without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation. Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound. -Kabir
Good Health
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha
The World You See….. ~ Jack Kerouac
Plato On Books
Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. Plato
Taking Risks
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Aristotle On Madness
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Born: July 10, 1871 – Died: November 18, 1922
M.D. Waters – Forever
Wordables
Aristotle On Wisdom
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Sunday Zen Quote
“Mind is simply a combination of all the thoughts, of all the clouds. Mind has no independent nature of its own. When all the thoughts are gone and the sky is clean and clear, you will see that everything that you have paid so much attention to is nothing but emptiness. Your thoughts were all …
Tuesday Morning Quote
“When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.” – Michel de Montaigne http://www.bquot.es/s/3295
Monday Evening Quote
Wilhelm von Humbolt Russian Philosopher Born: June 22, 1767 – Died: April 8, 1835 Brainy Quote
Predicament
My mind is like a slow simmering stew. The words I want to add to it, seem to be at a complete loss.
Buddha Quote
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha http://www.bquot.es/s/1579
Edgar Allan Poe Quote
“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” – Edgar Allan Poe http://www.bquot.es/s/2216
Joseph Addison Quote
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” – Joseph Addison http://www.bquot.es/s/2451
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“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” – Winston Churchill
Pathway – Henry David Thoreau
Leadership
Whoever controls the media, controls the mind. Jim Morrison
Learning
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Humanity
“Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.” – Bhimrao R. Ambedkar
The Way It Is
When I see blue sky with a smattering of clouds, it makes me happy. This my fellow readers, is all I need. Don’t need religion, nor read the bible. Don’t need to be told how to enjoy life. I am just basically one happy man, that likes solitude, peace of mind, and quietness. The coffee …
Challenge
Asana: any of various yoga postures Source: Quotes Wave
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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. Buddha
Centered
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A bath refreshes the body, tea refreshes the mind. — Japanese Proverb
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The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. — Buddha
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Trouble
Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folk’s who can’t mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has. — William S. Burroughs
Everything
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few. — Shunryu Suzuki
Meditation
Meditation is not about finding the self–quite the contrary: it is about finding one’s way beyond the self. Meditation is also not about ‘explaining the mind’. It is instead about clearing away clutter created by the mind. — David M. White
We may believe ……
We may believe that we know what another person is thinking, but most often our efforts at ‘mind reading’ are projections of our own inner, self-centered concerns. — Susan Edmiston, Leonard Scheff
Your mind will answer ….
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. — William S. Burroughs
I believe that a simple… – Albert Einstein
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind. – Albert Einstein
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“Music is a moral…” – Plato
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” – Plato
The Kingdom of Heaven… – John Burroughs
The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind. – John Burroughs
Artists to my mind are the real… – William S. Burroughs
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. – William S. Burroughs
“The secret of health…” – The Buddha
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – The Buddha
“To much consistency is as bad for the mind…” Aldous Huxley
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Japanese Haiku – Shenxiu
The body is the tree of enlightenment, The mind like a clear mirror stand; Time and gain wipe it diligently, Don’t let it gather dust. -Shenxiu
Pure and impure thoughts… – Ribhu Gita
Pure and impure thoughts are a feature of the mind. There are no wandering thoughts in the Supreme Being. Therefore, abide as That and, free from the pure and impure thoughts of the mind, remain still like a stone or a log of wood. You will then will always be happy. -Ribhu Gita
“If you wish to see the truth… – Sosan
If you wish to see the truth Then hold no opinion for or against. The struggle of what one likes And what one dislikes Is the disease of the mind. –Sosan
An Insincere and Evil Friend… – Buddha
Note: I am not a religious person. But I do like to read things about Buddhism, and it has made me a calmer and better person. If any of you feel offended or think that I am trying to force the Buddhist quotes, proverbs and sayings, then I do apologize. -Don
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