Quotes of: Spiritual-practice Keyword

I like seeing little kids in shopping carts. It's good practice for when they turn 18 & have to spend the rest of their lives in jail cells.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I could practically hear the unspoken ‘good girl’ accompanied by a pat and scratch behind my ears like I was his obedient pet.

Unexpectedly Out of Focus

From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing because it is a longing for something that is permanently lost . . . .

Us

this blue shirt i have is practically the same color as my jeans, and looking all-blue is something only cookie monster can pull off.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Micro meditations should be performed with very little activity. These practices should not be associated with any goal, concept or belief.

Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style

When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. (151)

The Yoga Sutras

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits it not open to things as they are.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

The best Chateauneuf-du-Papes are among the most natural expressions of grapes, place and vintage. Chateauneuf-du-Pape vineyards are farmed organically or biodynamically, and the region's abundant sunshine and frequent wind (called 'le mistral') prac...

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Democracy, religion, education and terrorism have all become practicable norms all over the world – thanks to globalization

Can Nigeria Bake Her Own Bread?

You must practice the discipline of a champion before you win the actual contest. The appointment and opportunity must then come to confirm what you have already become.

Making Success Deliberate

Chasing something external to satisfy the internal is a hollow practice. The only thing you can chase is yourself and you are already here!

Mindful Motion: 33 Flames of Burning Desire

Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Being insulted offers you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.

A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness

Alongside the practical thought something else struggled and, like an escaped butterfly, took wing: the assurance of something wonderful awaiting her. Just around the corner......

Norah Lofts

I have already demonstrated, by crucial tests, the practicability of signaling by my system from one to any other point of the globe, no matter how remote, and I shall soon convert the disbelievers.

Nikola Tesla

It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based...

Naomi Wolf

Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.

Piers Anthony

When I was 12, I was taking batting practice with an aluminum bat at Tiger Stadium. I don't know where it landed exactly, but upper deck somewhere. Yeah, people were surprised.

Prince Fielder

The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an aircraft within 90 seconds, but of course, a lot of stuff that is easy to do in training turns out to be tough in p...

Philip Greenspun