Vash Young Quotes

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.

Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Because these thoughts have actually created your bad mood, by learning to restructure them, you can change your mood.

Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

Only allow yourself to think negative thoughts and/or complain about anything for three minutes, three times a day.

Understand that thoughts are thoughts. If they are unreasonable, reason with them, even if you have no reason left. You are the observer of your mind, not its victim.

Write down your fears. Write down your thoughts. Write down the feelings you want to have. Just release it, don't ignore it. It's a lot easier said than done, but once you start practicing some of those things, you'll realize that you have a lot more control over your thoughts, your feelings.

Every day practice emptying your mind of all unhealthy attitudes.

When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight' (i.e., to either strike back or run away) - reflect instead. When you can calm yourself down, thinking about the dilemma that is causing you pain will bring you to a higher level and enlighten you, leading to progress.

Purge your mind of all aimless and idle thoughts, especially those that pry into the affairs of others or wish them ill.

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

I didn't fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me.

Whenever you notice your thoughts detour into attack mode, say out loud or to yourself: Happiness is a choice I make.

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

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

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

I do get angry some time, but if I let that feeling take over it would only cloud my thinking and disable me from making the right decision when it counts the most. I just try to think about my mother, children, God, and of course my freedom.

I don't torture myself.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.

I try to keep away exterior events that are going to make me do something negative internally to myself.

I do a lot of reading, meditating, and praying to stay as grounded as I can be in this crazy world.