Mingyur Quotes

#1. Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and clearly present to whatever thoughts, sensations, or emotions occur.

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#2. You got hair like a girl," Mr. D said. "And you smell like bubble bath. At least I can get a trim." "I'm wearing Old Spice." "Next time try something stronger. Like horse manure." Mr.

J.R. Ward

#3. Practice is personal; no two people's experiences are alike.

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#4. If you're determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so.

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#5. All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.

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#6. Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.

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#7. The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we experience.

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#8. Any daily activity can be used as an opportunity for meditation.

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#9. It's a twin type of telepathy. My sister and I, we share the same DNA, so on paper, we're the same person. I knew she was pregnant, like, right away - it's so crazy - but I asked her, and she said yes.

Tia Mowry

#10. Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we've simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.

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#11. I read the graffiti written on the walls of my brain. Then I use my writing to give it voice so it won't simply be "whispered in the sounds of silence." (Apologies to Paul Simon)

Dick Peterson

#12. So overall, though my life is far from perfect, I'm contented with it. And in a peculiar way, I'm grateful for the troubling emotions I experienced. The obstacles we face in life can provide powerful incentives for change.

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#13. Not recognizing natural mind is simply an example of the mind's unlimited capacity to create whatever it wants.

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#14. The best part of all is that no matter how long you practice, or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist meditation ultimately generates compassion.

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#15. If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion.

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#16. When you see your own desire to be happy, you can't avoid seeing the same desire in others.

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#17. Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.

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#18. Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind.

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#19. We're all buddhas. We just don't recognize it.

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#20. A disciplined mind invites true joy.

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#21. Emotional states are fairly quick bursts of neuronal gossip. Traits, on the other hand, are more like the neuronal equivalent of committed relationships.

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#22. Meditation is really quite simple. All we have to do is embrace each experience with awareness and open our hearts fully to the present moment. When we are completely at ease with our own being, the ripples of awareness naturally spread out in all directions, touching the lives of everyone we meet.

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#23. When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed.

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#24. Simply notice that you're aware. At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception of yourself as vulnerable and limited, or to remember that your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed.

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#25. The human population is 90% gullible, violence-prone dipshits.

Scott Adams

#26. When we become fixed in our perceptions we lose our ability to fly.

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#27. The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

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#28. There's no difference between what is seen and the mind that sees it.

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#29. I was a boy that age once, and I know that 97.7 percent of their bodies are semen and the 2.8 percent is an incendiary device for spraying it.

Mat Johnson

#30. Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.

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#31. It's never that I don't want to be with you. It's that you don't want to be with me. -Isaac

Tarryn Fisher

#32. Christopher Guest movies are my top of the line favorites.

Nina Blackwood

#33. I was so amazingly witty when I had the No. 1 movie, you have no idea. People laughed at every single one of my jokes. Then when I hadn't had a hit for three or four years, some of these same people pretended they didn't see me when I walked in the room.

Rebecca De Mornay

#34. Daily life provides countless occasions for adapting to change and impermanence. Yet we squander these precious opportunities, assuming that we have all the time in the world.

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#35. TO CUT THROUGH problems, we need problems.

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#36. The funny thing about the mind is that if you ask a question and then listen quietly, the answer usually appears.

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#37. I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I've done. I've had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.

Al Franken

#38. If everything were permanent, singular, or independent, nothing would change.

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