"Emotion arises at the place where mind and body meet. It is the body's reaction to your mind - or you might say, a reflection of your mind in the body."
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"You believe that you are your mind. This is the delusion."
"When the mind loses its density, you become translucent, like the flower. Spirit - the formless - shines through you into the world."
"Asymmetric balance creates greater reader interest. Pleasure derived from observing asymmetrical arrangements lies partly in overcoming resistances, which, consciously or not, the spectator adjusts in his own mind."
"If you’re aggressive in your dealings, that’s how you’ll be regarded in the world. You might smile and give generously, but if you frequently explode in anger, people never feel comfortable in your presence and you’ll never have peace of mind."
"The body, then, has a mind of its own. It must follow, then, that the Mind has a body of its own, even if it’s like nothing that we can see around us, or have ever seen."
"As Meander says, "For our mind is God;" and as Heraclitus, "Man's genius is a deity.""
"The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements."
"I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind."
"I've learned never to close my mind to an idea simply because it seems miraculous."
"Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything."
"Best Witchcraft is Geometry To the magician's mind - His ordinary acts are feats To thinking of mankind."
"If a person had delivered up your body to some passer-by, you would certainly be angry. And do you feel no shame in delivering up your own mind to any reviler, to be disconcerted and confounded?"
"A new question has arisen in modern man's mind, the question, namely, whether life is worth living...No sensible answer can be given to the question...because the question does not make any sense."
"Treating the body is really about treating the mind. It is all psychosomatic - every bit of it. No exceptions."
"The kiss that you have never given is just as powerful as hours of actual lovemaking. The erotic isn't just what is happening between people's legs. It is also what's happening in their erotic mind."
"Also, I am very religious. It gave me peace of mind all my career."
"When we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope."
"I don't mind being alone when I'm surrounded by people, I just hate being alone when I'm alone."
"The human mind cannot be absolutely destroyed along with the body, but something of it remains, which is eternal."