"To live, is to suffer; and the honest man is always fighting to be master of his own mind."
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"A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free."
"If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else."
"Self-approval is a dangerous state of mind."
"Let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious."
"When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics."
"Rely on the teaching, not on the person; Rely on the meaning, not on the words; Rely on the definitive meaning, not on the provisional; Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary mind."
"To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear."
"The mind that perceives the limitation is the limitation."
"By defilement of mind, beings are defiled; by purification of mind, beings are purified."
"Turn your churches into halls of science, and devote your leisure day to the study of your own bodies, the analysis of your own minds, and the examination of the fair material world which extends around you!"
"When reality is perceived in its nature of ultimate perfection, the practitioner has reached a level of wisdom called non-discrimination mind - a wondrous communion in which there is no longer any distinction made between subject and object."
"It is difficult to tell how much men's minds are conciliated by a kind manner and gentle speech."
"Youth is a perpetual intoxication; it is a fever of the mind."
"Wisdom is the mind what health is to the body."
"He wanted to pay her; he thought women ought to be paid for keeping men from dying or going out of their minds."
"Have you ever started a path? No one seems willing to do this. We don't mind using existing paths, but we rarely start new ones. Do it today. Start a path. Even if it doesn't lead anywhere"
"The smile on your face is sometimes out of place, don't mind no frowns, cheer down."
"The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients."
"The finite mind of man can never grasp the mysteries of the infinite. It is the highest wisdom, as it is our great happiness, to accept our limitations, to use what we have, and leave the rest to God."