Thomas a Kempis Quotes

Beware not to get caught up in the thick of thin things.

I think - I think - I think how little they think what lies so near them.

Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care, lest a little thing horn in and get your goat

Anything is hard to find when you will not open your eyes

Sometimes we don't even realize what we really care about, because we get so distracted by the symbols.

We become so caught up in the busyness of our lives. Were we to step back, however, and take a good look at what we’re doing, we may find that we have immersed ourselves in the “thick of thin things.” In other words, too often we spend most of our time taking care of the things which do not really matter much at all in the grand scheme of things, neglecting those more important causes.

To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its head up its own ass.

Be brave enough to turn away from shiny objects, and toward the light that makes them shine.

I think we can all recognize in some way or another that we as a human species, have been granted an incredible gift of intentionality and of consciousness. Perhaps this gift is a hint to how we should conduct our lives.

Bella, it's not my fault if you are exceptionally unobservant.

Some day, the world will discover that, without thought, there can be no love.

Can you look at a flower without thinking?

An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.

When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.

Yet how hard most people work for mere dust and ashes and care, taking no thought of growing in knowledge and grace, never having time to get in sight of their own ignorance.

When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.

But when we start to focus in on what our own mind is up to, for instance, it is not unusual to quickly go unconscious again, to fall back into an automatic-pilot mode of unawareness. These lapses in awareness are frequently caused by an eddy of dissatisfaction with what we are seeing or feeling in that moment, out of which springs a desire for something to be different, for things to change.

No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.

Pay attention to what you're paying attention to.

The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course cannot be considered The Path.

While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.

When you start meditating on your ego, on your thoughts, on your mind, you are suddenly separate, because whatsoever you meditate on, you are separate from it. That has become the object and you have become the subject.

Every basic act like eating and copulating becomes magical when you do it consciously.

Meditation means to go beyond the limitations of body and mind.