Now, the topic of religion seems much more complex, and I have a more complex relationship with it myself because I love… — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
“About Jews: The phenomenon of why Jews have kept the unanimity of a distinctive culture is because combination of the persecution and… — Leo Pevsner Copy Share Image
Now I began to understand art as a kind of black box the reader enters. He enters in one state of mind… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“Can the West regain its optimism? If the answer is no – and most of the portents are skewing the wrong way… — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“Even in our own lives, there are times when we want something so much that we cannot let go of the thought… — Dzogchen Ponlop Copy Share Image
“The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
The vice I am talking of is Pride or Self-Conceit: and the virtue opposite to it, in Christian morals, is called Humility...According… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation when we last parted of spending some weeks… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
There are various orders of beauty, causing men to make fools of themselves in various styles, from the desperate to the sheepish;… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“He had come home late with take-out Thai and slammed into the sofa and tried to watch a movie, but kept drifting… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of red cheeks,… — Samuel Ullman Copy Share Image
“they had hired psychologists, invested millions in a project to sabotage movies—yes, the entire medium of cinema—to get their customers/players/addicts into a… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and even if… — Anthony Storr Copy Share Image
Caste is a state of mind. It is a disease of mind. The teachings of the Hindu religion are the root cause… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“So if you cannot concentrate one of the following is the cause: 1. "Deficiency of the motor centers." 2. "An impulsive and… — Theron Q. Dumont Copy Share Image
“The struggle in Mr. Guppy’s breast and the numerous oscillations it occasioned him between his mother’s door and us were sufficiently conspicuous… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Meditation is a powerful spiritual practice that can alter your state of mind and change your life. On a spiritual level, regular… — Sarah Rowland Copy Share Image
When you say to yourself, 'I am going to have a pleasant visit or a pleasant journey,' you are literally sending elements… — Prentice Mulford Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness works with continuous awareness of body, breath; feelings, thoughts, intentions. Our state of mind, our positive or negative attitude towards the… — Natasa Pantovic Nuit Copy Share Image
“...a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation that helps us to make a painful… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
In trusting, we let ourselves go. We know that all kinds of unexpected events may come our way. Our tension eases, our… — Piero Ferrucci Copy Share Image
“We are living in a time when sensitivities are at the surface, often vented with cutting words. Philosophically, you can believe anything… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
Ego could be defined as whatever covers up basic goodness. From an experiential point of view, what is ego covering up? It's… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
