Quotes by Mind Nothing should so occupy the mind of the Christian than discovering God each day. Aiden Wilson Tozer each-day christian mind When we try to imagine what God is like we must of necessity use that-which-is-not- God as the raw material for our minds to work on; hence whatever we visualize God to be, He is not, for we have constructed our image out of that which He has made and what He has made is not God. If we insist upon trying to imagine Him, we end with an idol, made not with hands but with thoughts; and an idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand. Aiden Wilson Tozer idols mind hands An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand. Aiden Wilson Tozer idols mind hands It requires a serious mind and a determined heart to pray past the ordinary into the unusual. Aiden Wilson Tozer mind heart past Without doubt, the mightiest thought the mind can entertain is the thought of God, and the weightest word in any language is its word for God. Aiden Wilson Tozer language doubt mind We might be wise to follow the insight of the enraptured heart rather than the more cautious reasoning of the theological mind. Aiden Wilson Tozer wise mind heart Were we able to extract from any man a complete answer to the question, "What comes into your mind when you think about God?" we might predict with certainty the future of that man. Aiden Wilson Tozer mind men thinking The most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think of God. Aiden Wilson Tozer important mind thinking I didn’t mind the quiet stretches. It was like we were trying out the idea of being side by side. Aimee Bender mind trying ideas I probably would've kept slogging on that same chord change, because there's a tendency to have that happen. You get into the cadence in your mind, and it's hard to make the kind of left turn that you probably need to keep it really interesting. Aimee Mann mind interesting needs Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are? A.J. Ayer should shows mind Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them A.J. Cronin temptation mind When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart. Ajahn Brahm mind heart weather Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool. All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things. You will see many strange and wonderful things come and go, but you will be still. This is the happiness of the Buddha. Ajahn Chah mind animal trying A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers. Well, if it really was her anger, then she should be able to tell it to go away, shouldnt she? But it really isn't hers to command. Holding on to anger as a personal possession will cause suffering. If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. If it doesn't obey us, that means it's only a deception. Don't fall for it. Whenever the mind is happy or sad, don't fall for it. Its all a deception. Ajahn Chah mind mean fall Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind. Ajahn Chah understanding suffering mind The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement. Ajahn Chah peaceful achievement mind We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice. Ajahn Chah practice mind lying The mind of one who practises doesn't run away anywhere, it stays right there. Good, evil, happiness and unhappiness, right and wrong arise, and he knows them all. The meditator simply knows them, they don't enter his mind. That is, he has no clinging. He is simply the experiencer. Ajahn Chah evil mind running The Dhamma is revealing itself in every moment, but only when the mind is quiet can we understand what it is saying, for the Dhamma teaches without words. Ajahn Chah moments mind quiet «678910111213141516»
