Parmenides Quotes

The powers of the mind should be concentrated and the mind turned back upon itself; as the darkest places reveal their secrets before the penetrating rays of the sun, so will the concentrated mind penetrate its own innermost secrets.

The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine.

A clean mind always delivers power.

If you focus the rays of the sun through a lens, they can burn cotton or a piece of paper; but, the scattered rays cannot do this act. If you collect the dissipated rays of the mind and focus them at a point, you will have wonderful concentration.

I showed that I can keep my mind focused.

If your mind is scattered, it is quite powerless.

When you have a sound mind, you can do what's necessary.

When I fight I try to empty my mind... I only see that moment, nothing else matters.

Sincere thought means thought of concentration (quiet awareness). The thought of a distracted mind cannot be sincere

Freedom from mental distraction equals power. Body mind masters eventually come to the realization that this and every moment, on or off the field, is the moment of truth.

When you step into the batter's box, have nothing on your mind except baseball.

To stay present in everyday life, it helps to be deeply rooted within yourself; otherwise, the mind, which has incredible momentum, will drag you along like a wild river.

Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form.

Bring the mind to a sharp focus and make it alert so that it can immediately intuit truth, which is everywhere.

The mind generally takes up various objects, runs into all sorts of things. That is the lower state. There is a higher state of the mind, when it takes up one object and excludes all others.

Focused mind power is one of the strongest forces on earth.

Just as the pure crystal takes color from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared of thought-waves, achieves sameness or identity with the object of its concentration.

Mind concentrates: it acts out of the past. Meditation acts in the present, out of the present.

The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands, nor in the perfection of their bodies, but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight in one blow, to live eternity in an hour.

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too.

Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular.

Clarity of mind, body and spirit is the key to creativity.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be calm and stable. Without calmness, the mirror of mindfulness will have an agitated and choppy surface and will not be able to reflect things with any accuracy.

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind and the world around you.

Concentration comes not from trying hard to focus on something, but from keeping your mind open and directing it at nothing.