Best Clinging Sayings
210 Clinging quotes by 158 unique authors
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It is only when our fate hangs in the balance, when our very life depends on something, that we see whether or not we trust…
— Margaret George
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The gift list is thinking upon His goodness – and this, this pleases Him most! And most profits my own soul and I am beginning,…
— Ann Voskamp
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The universe is made up of experiences that are designed to burn out your attachment, your clinging, to pleasure, to pain, to fear, to all…
— Ram Dass
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A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging to…
— George Orwell
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We turn our backs on nature; we are ashamed of beauty. Our wretched tragedies have a smell of the office clinging to them, and the…
— Albert Camus
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While a little faith may bring your souls to heaven, a lot of faith--clinging to God despite your circumstances--will bring heaven to your soul
— Skip Heitzig
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Actually, all gifts have been given for reasons of temporal use and need and they will surely pass away at the end of the present…
— John Cassian
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To live in the Great Way is neither easy nor difficult, but those with limited views are fearful and irresolute: the faster they hurry, the…
— Sengcan
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Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These…
— Matt Damon
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Until we stop clinging to the concept of good and evil, the world will continue to manifest as friendly goddesses and harmful demons.
— Pema Chodron
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It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease…
— David G. McAfee
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The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination as…
— Tara Brach
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One of the biggest mistakes that most people make is clinging to the excuse that the time isn't quite right to take action. Well, let…
— Robert Ringer
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Jobs are a centuries-old concept created during the Industrial Revolution. Despite the reality that we're now deep in the Information Age, many people are studying…
— Robert Kiyosaki
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Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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A gift of flowers to a woman implies that she is as deliciously desirable as the blossoms themselves; but there may be another and hidden…
— Eleanor Perenyi
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Deep down we all suspect that something is very wrong with the way we perceive life but we try very, very hard not to notice…
— Adyashanti
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As you learn to consciously observe the transformation process, you will watch yourself repeating a lot of old patterns long after you seemingly know better.…
— Shakti Gawain
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Attachment is the root cause of all misery - and our mind is such that it starts clinging to each and everything. It starts becoming…
— Rajneesh
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When the Kyoto Protocol enters into the force tomorrow, the world will take a significant and long-awaited first step towards stemming global warming. Instead of…
— Nancy Pelosi
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Even if death were to fall upon you today like lightning, you must be ready to die without sadness and regret, without any residue of…
— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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The mind of one who practises doesn't run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he…
— Ajahn Chah
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This is deathless: the liberation of the mind through lack of clinging.
— Gautama Buddha
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Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent people. Real love is not two people clinging to each other; it can only…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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When you are unhappy, discover what you are clinging to and let it go.
— Jan Chozen Bays
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