Nature Quote by Sogyal Rinpoche

If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear.

— Sogyal Rinpoche

Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect…

— Indra Devi

“When the mind is clear and calm, the images it reflects are real and the knowledge it gathers is true. When the mind is…

— Daniel P. Reid

“Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts and emotions; mindfulness is the space behind the waterfall.…

— Dan Harris

“Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes, And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes The tool of Thought, and, shaping what…

— James Allen

“The mind is in its own nature when it is calm. The moment you can calm it, that [very] moment you will know the…

— Swami Vivekananda

“We are, therefore, seeking how the mind can follow a smooth and steady course, well disposed to itself, happily regarding its own condition and…

— Seneca

“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the…

— Patanjali

“CALMNESS of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control.”

— James Allen

“The Buddhists had a helpful analogy here. Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts and emotions;…

— Dan Harris

“When the mind grapples with a great and intricate problem, it makes its advances, it secures its positions step by step, with but little…

— H.G. Wells

“The mind itself—the seemingly solid, stable mind—dissolves into a stream of cittas flashing in and out of being moment by moment, coming from nowhere…

— Bhikkhu Bodhi