Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. We experience ourselves our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. He who is untrue to his own cause cannot command the respect of others. Where does a thought go when it’s forgotten? Sigmund Freud Thoughts of the Day That Are… The Most Famous Thoughts of the Day (Socrates, Voltaire, Einstein, etc.) The key to everything: give yourself permission to be who you really are. Wisdom tells me I am nothing, love tells me I am everything. But since you have many attachment, you are only a little crazy. Crazy people are happy, free, they have no hindrance. You are the continuation of each of these people. If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it. Buddhist proverbĭrop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. No matter how much you try to hold on to something, it will all be gone. One gains by losing and loses by gaining. Your desire for pleasure or happiness makes you unhappy. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. That’s how you’ll learn, grow, become strong, and ultimately, become free. The most important thing for happiness is saying yes. The most important thing for success is saying no. The most important thing for learning is doing. Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action. What you really value is what you miss, not what you have. Make your peace with that and all will be well. Ram DassĮverything that has a beginning has an ending. Who you think you are each day, completely determines the universe you live in. Hope those thoughts will do the same for you. Starting each day with a beautiful thought has helped me reflect, change and eventually live a better life. I owe so much to people who can write beautifully. A path of healing, inner peace, and acceptance. I’ve been *using* quotes and beautiful words since 2004 after I lost my girlfriend in a car accident.īecause I was depressed and confused, it seemed like words had the power to guide and inspire me to attain better days.Īfter a couple of years of reading blogs, books, and quotes, I realized I was now on another path. Keep reading to find even more great ones by Marcus Aurelius, Osho, Thich Nhat Hanh, Byron Katie, etc. That’s life: starting over, one breath at a time. Marcus Aurelius ( Meditations, Amazon book) We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. We are shaped by our thoughts we become what we think. When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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