#if

...and I wondered, not for the first time, if some of life's tragedy arose when people put themselves in situations they were not by nature suited for. ↗

— Charlotte Rogan

#life

So it is with the mind, Nandini. Allow it to be in balance. Avoid extremes: the middle way is better. Neither force the mind too hard into concentration nor let it wander aimlessly. Meditation is to pay attention, to be aware of your breathing, your posture, your feelings, your perceptions, your thoughts, and all that passes through your mind and the mind itself; whatever is going on within you and between you and the universe. Meditation is not just sitting for an hour here or an hour there; meditation is a way of life. It is practiced all the time. There is no separation between meditation and everyday living. When you have ceased to be bound by the past or by the future, when you are fully present in the here and now, then it is meditation. ↗

— Satish Kumar

#buddha #meditation #mind #life

Maybe that's why people don't like you. You make it obvious you don't care whether people like you or not. That makses some people angry. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#personality #life

We attract what we're meant to because we're aware & self-empowered enough to choose most of the time. Other times we have lessons to learn ↗

— Jay Woodman

#aware #awareness #choose #choosing-peace #choosing-serenity

I’m always impressed by people who can speak another language, two people talking what sounds like utter gibberish, yet making complete sense to each other never fails to entertain. ↗

— Tom Reynolds

#life

Raise the bar. Don't duck under it. ↗

— Peter James West

#writing-life #writing-process #life

Some things you sentence yourself to life for. ↗

— Donna Lynn Hope

#consequences #life

Two men who had never seen each other before and would not likely see each other again. But their sincerity and sweetness, their sharing an instant in a fleeting life. It was almost as if a secret had passed between them. Was this some kind of love? I wanted to follow them, to touch them, to tell them of my happiness. I wanted to whisper to them: 'This is it. This is it'". ↗

— Alan Lightman

#religion #science-fiction #universe #life

I want to be a simple man with simple thoughts Because it's hard to find them in the world....but easy to Believe ↗

— Riyadh Razzaq

#human-nature #life #life-philosophy #mystery-of-life #philosophy

I dont care if you have the smallest part to do with my life or the largest, I love everyone I've ever met, and if you don't like me i still respect you as a person rather than hate you for what you believe in. ↗

— Shane Phillips

#life