Able Quote by Thomas Keating

“One of the most significant negative habits we should be aware of is that of constantly allowing our mind to run off into the…

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“Beginning in infancy (or even before) each of us, in response to perceived threats to our well-being, develops a false self: a set of…

— Cynthia Bourgeault

Memory and hope constantly incite us to the extensions of the self which play so large a part in our daily life.

— Josiah Royce

When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in…

— Willa Cather

The things we think about, brood on, dwell on, and exult over influence our life in a thousand ways. When we can actually choose…

— Eknath Easwaran

In our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In other words,…

— Dalai Lama

Our thinking minds deprive us of the happiness that comes when we are living fully in the moment.

— Ram Dass

The obsession with instant gratification blinds us from our long-term potential.

— Mike Dooley

Sometimes our childhood experiences are emotionally intense, which can create strong mental models. These experiences and our assumptions about them are then reinforced in…

— Elizabeth Thornton

“hard-wired to seek love, joy, fulfillment—and health. Though we’ve too often been talked out of our desires as children,”

— Christiane Northrup

“Those early characterizations (Our parents give us) can become the shimmering self-image we embrace or the limited, stifling perception we rail against for a…

— Kelly Corrigan

We were imprinted with a value system as young children. The sensory experiences of life can trigger and stimulate a variety of associative thoughts…

— Frederick Lenz