--- title: "5 Mind Inward Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 5 Mind Inward quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Mind Inward sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/pierre-charron-21812_ability_gratitude-is-a-virtue-disposing-the-mind_2047089.jpg" --- > [Gratitude is a virtue disposing the mind to an inward sense and an outward acknowledgment of a benefit received, together with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-charron/gratitude-is-a-virtue-disposing-the-mind-to-an-inward-sense-and-an/) [Pierre Charron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-charron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/pierre-charron-21812_ability_gratitude-is-a-virtue-disposing-the-mind_2047089.jpg) > [“Generally speaking, our mind is predominantly directed towards external objects. Our attention follows after the sense experiences. It remains at a predominantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv/generally-speaking-our-mind-is-predominantly-directed-towards/) [Dalai Lama XIV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/dalai-lama-xiv-1700_consciousness_generally-speaking-our-mind-is-predomina_2313847.jpg) > [We are always looking for solutions from someone else. We forget that if we turn our mind inward, we can get some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-sri-ravi-shankar/we-are-always-looking-for-solutions-from-someone-else-we-forget-that/) [Sri Sri Ravi Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-sri-ravi-shankar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-942_forget_we-are-always-looking-for-solutions-from_3090258.png) > [To be free from ignorance you need knowledge. The mind should turn inward. Silence takes the mind inward and helps you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-sri-ravi-shankar/to-be-free-from-ignorance-you-need-knowledge-the-mind-should-turn/) [Sri Sri Ravi Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-sri-ravi-shankar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-942_helping_to-be-free-from-ignorance-you-need-knowl_3127312.png) > [Turn the mind inward and cease thinking of yourself as the body; thereby you will come to know that the self is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/turn-the-mind-inward-and-cease-thinking-of-yourself-as-the-body/) [Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/776/ramana-maharshi-915_body_turn-the-mind-inward-and-cease-thinking_3163973.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind-inward/#itemlist", "name": "Mind Inward Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gratitude is a virtue disposing the mind to an inward sense and an outward acknowledgment of a benefit received, together with a readiness to return the same, or the like, as occasions of the doer of it shall require, and the abilities of the receiver extend to. 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Our attention follows after the sense experiences. It remains at a predominantly sensory and conceptual level. In other words, normally our awareness is directed towards physical sensory experiences and mental concepts. But in this exercise, what you should do is to withdraw your mind inward; don’t let it chase after or pay attention to sensory objects. At the same time, don’t allow it to be so totally withdrawn that there is a kind of dullness or lack of mindfulness. You should maintain a very full state of alertness and mindfulness, and then try to see the natural state of your consciousness—a state in which your consciousness is not afflicted by thoughts of the past, the things that have happened, your memories and remembrances; nor is it afflicted by thoughts of the future, like your future plans, anticipations, fears, and hopes. 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