Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
I can remember, when I was in college, irritating deeply somebody I was going out with, because he would ask me what I was thinking and I would say I was thinking nothing. And it was true.
Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul.
If your mind carries a heavy burden of past, you will experience more of the same. The past perpetuates itself through lack of presence. The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what shapes the future.
Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
Which is more difficult, to awaken one who sleeps or to awaken one who, awake, dreams that he is awake?
Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.
If there is a true universal mind, must it be sane?
Happiness is simply a state of mind in which our thinking is pleasant a good share of the time.
If the mind is pleased with praise, it will be displeased with blame.
That's where the fear comes from-from your uninvestigated thoughts.
The largest living land mammal is the absent mind.
I don't believe in death. I think it's just a state of mind.
By defilement of mind, beings are defiled; by purification of mind, beings are purified.
Meditation can change the flavor of the season.
For often, when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which declares that what then presents itself is but a dream.
From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment.
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.
Beyond mind, there is an awareness that is intrinsic, that is not given to you by the outside, and is not an idea - and there is no experiment up to now that has found any center in the brain which corresponds to awareness.
Walking is also an ambulation of mind.
Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.
The genius of man is hidden in the silent, settled state of mind from where every thought emerges.
The mind is constantly talking. If the inner talk can drop even for a single moment you will be able to have a glimpse of no-mind. That's what meditation is all about. The state of no-mind is the right state. It is your state.
