Lauren Myracle Quotes

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.

Some models of self-control are able to achieve their serenity easily because the soul fires never burn brightly to begin with.

You don't have to turn this into something. It doesn't have to upset you. Things can't shape our decisions by themselves.

When you're tempted to be upset, ask yourself 'Is this worth giving up my joy?'

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

You don't have to be angry and become an ugly person.

I control my anger.

I don't let other people get under my skin.

I don't really get angry any more.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

Yogis have human emotions, but the thing is not to let anger and doubt become an obsession.

It costs me a lot to stay calm during a game.

Even if I do miss a shot, I found something to keep me calm and not get myself rattled. Once I missed one, I'd tense up and I'd miss the next one, too. So I found a peace within myself.

The mind has to be gradually and systematically brought under control.

Arguments cannot be answered with insults. . . . Kindness is strength. . . . Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed, and calm.

Whenever you are angry or afraid, nervous or worried or resentful, repeat the mantram until the agitation subsides. The mantram works to steady the mind, and all these emotions are power running against you, which the mantram can harness and put to work for you.

Little stones that are pelted into the lake of consciousness should not throw the whole lake into commotion.

Beware of the anger of the body. Master the body. Let it serve truth. Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth. Beware of the anger of the mind. Master your thoughts. Let them serve truth.

Not worrying is a skill. It's a skill not breaking down every single moment.

Discipline is necessary to curb the mind, otherwise there is no peace.