"Our mind is always subject to being distracted……" — Sakyong Mipham
"Our mind is always subject to being distracted by thoughts of what happened in the past and ideas of what could happen in the future, but the living experience is what is happening NOW."
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58 Quotes by Sakyong Mipham
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When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.
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It's one thing to have the attitude of enlightenment and another thing to act in an enlightened way, which is…
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In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are.
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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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It is said that if our intention is to help others-even if we are unable to follow it through-we will…
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If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress.…
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The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.
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When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let…
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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.
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What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and…
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Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because…
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The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its…
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More Always Subject Quotes
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The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always…
— Thomas Aquinas
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Sincerity is always subject to proof.
— John F. Kennedy
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Yes great people are always subject to persecution and always getting into straits.
— Friedrich Schiller
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Sola scriptura means at least this: that the church's proclamation is always subject to potential correction from the canon. It…
— Kevin Vanhoozer
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So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity…
— John F. Kennedy
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Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning.…
— Jon Meacham
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I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility…
— Peter Singer
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Like it or not, women are always subject to criticism if they show too much feeling in public.
— Hillary Clinton
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It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way…
— Ann Druyan
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So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity…
— John F. Kennedy
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because if you can’t kill then you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will…
— Orson Scott Card
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There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever,…
— Orson Scott Card
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