Philosophy of Mind Quote by Benjamin Riggs Download Open image ““Thoughts are only problematic when we mistake them for direct experience.”” — Benjamin Riggs ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Philosophy of Mind
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“I told myself that having a thought was not dangerous, that thoughts aren't actions, that thoughts are just thoughts.” — John Green Copy Share Image
“Once you think a thought, it is extremely difficult to unthink it. And I had thought the thought” — John Green Copy Share Image
“A great deal of thought is only a substitute for the thoughts that the individual would really find useful at the time.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Meditation looks within, which is the practice of insight. Insight exposes the gap between reality and our thoughts. As a result, the seriousness we… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“Spiritual perfection is not defined by external demands. It is the heartfelt desire to be true to our Self and the degree of willingness… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“When we take the present moment as our starting place, life is straightforward and easygoing.[145] Truth is self-existing. There is nothing to create or… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“rather than seeing this as a problem to be solved, just notice it and return to the present moment.” — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“The only true joy on earth,” writes Merton, “is to escape from the prison of our own false-self, and enter by love into union… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“When asked to sum up the Buddha’s teachings in one phrase, Suzuki Roshi said, “Everything changes.” — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“clear conscience is a prerequisite for contemplative practice. You cannot come to the altar when you are not right with your fellow man.” — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“In meditation, we commit to reality by renouncing our escape plans. We will not stop running away from our suffering until we see there… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“The word “crisis” comes from the Greek word krísis, meaning “a turning point.” A crisis is a crack in the false-self system, through which… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“Spiritual practice moves beyond belief and theory and into the realm of action where change takes place.” — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“Shantideva asks, “Is it easier to cover the world with leather or to put on a pair of shoes?” — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
“We watch the mind as it turns the present moment into a problem and entertains itself by chasing after a solution to the problem… — Benjamin Riggs Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
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“do not misunderstand person by beauty You really do not know its real or Mask on dirty thoughts” — Mohammed Zaki Ansari Copy Share Image
If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I can't say that there are 'things' that make me come alive. There are thoughts that make me come alive. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
How wonderful it would be to scatter words as they rise to consciousness, to let them lie where they fall. — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle Copy Share Image
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Knowing does not always allow us to prevent, but at least the things that we know, we hold them, if not in our hands,… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
