Craving Quotes

298 Craving quotes by 240 unique authors

What is essential to practice the Tao is to get rid of cravings and vexations. If these afflictions are not removed, it is impossible to… — Unknown Author
Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way. — Gautama Buddha
All the holy words you read and all the holy words you speak are as nothing if you do not act upon them.Â Even if… — Gautama Buddha
Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant… — Gautama Buddha
My teacher, Hopkins, often commented on the craving for certainty that led so many physicists into mysticism or into the Church and similar organisations ...… — Norman Pirie
I was captivated by Sherrie Flick's meticulous and intelligent study of Margaret and Vivette, and the men they share. Reconsidering Happiness is a courageously intimate… — Jim Crace
Appetite, craving for food, is a constant and powerful stimulator of the gastric glands. — Ivan Pavlov
The generation that had information, but no context. Butter, but no bread. Craving, but no longing. — Meg Wolitzer
Since the foods Americans consume are so calorie-rich, we have all been trying to diet by eating smaller portions of low-nutrient foods. We not only… — Joel Fuhrman
Homeopathy may be defined as a specious mode of doing nothing. While it waits on the natural progress of disease and the restorative tendence of… — Jacob Bigelow
The practice of celibacy alone was opening me up to a deeper sense of the way the mind-body connection works. I saw over and over… — Noah Levine
With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in… — Noah Levine
When you see the natural and almost universal craving in English sick for their 'tea,' you cannot but feel that nature knows what she is… — Florence Nightingale
Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the… — Brennan Manning
Rather than going after our walls and barriers with a sledgehammer, we pay attention to them. With gentleness and honesty, we move closer to those… — Pema Chodron
It is facile to imply that smoking, alcoholism, overeating, or other ingrained patters can be upended without real effort. Genuine change requires work and self-understanding… — Charles Duhigg
Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier. — Charles Duhigg
But countless studies have shown that a cue and a reward, on their own, aren't enough for a new habit to last. Only when your… — Charles Duhigg
Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
The craving for a delicate fruit is pleasanter than the fruit itself. — Johann Gottfried Herder

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