Ram Dass Quotes

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don't lose your sense of perspective.

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.

I don't think I get that upset over things.

You have to deal with your emotions and not spike too much on the graph - not get too elated with the highs or too down with the lows.

I try to be positive and calm all the time.

I try to let my highs not be too high and my lows not be too low. And I do that just because I try to control my emotions.

Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotion, because the body always follows the mind.

I like to think I'm calm. Sometimes I have arrived at the ground in the morning in a bad mood - you're not always going to be in the best of moods are you? - but by the time you get into the ground and you have a brew then it's normally fine.

I'm not always really calm, but I try not to get taken away by things that are incredibly transitory.

I learned from my parents to do my best to not react to negative emotions. I try to think about what has happened and find the lessons that can be learned from these difficult experiences. I try to deal with these negative emotions right away because, if they stay inside, they can hurt and do a lot of damage. I release them as soon as possible so I can be free.

I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.

The ultimate test's always your own serenity. If you don't have this when you start and maintain it while you're working you're likely to build your personal problems right into the machine itself.

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

How difficult it is to reach anything approaching a moderate and relatively calm point of view in the midst of one's emotions.

Let this become your key - next time when anger comes, just watch it. Don't say.

Stoicism is about the *domestication* of emotions, not their elimination.

If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

The word 'yoga' means skill - skill to live your life, to manage your mind, to deal with your emotions, to be with people, to be in love and not let that love turn into hatred.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

Everyone has emotions; you just learn to use then and be comfortable with them.

That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.