Rakim Quotes

One of the ideas that runs through this book [Lincoln in the Bardo] is this Buddhist notion that the mind is incredibly powerful; not the brain but the mind.

The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.

Let's say there's something operating in you called Mind. It's very powerful, but it's dampened by the body, by physicality. When you die, that tether gets cut and off the mind goes with incredible power.

The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.

As far as our physical form, the mind is a great temple. But it has a life span and it dies.

My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind.

Human power is to be reckoned less by physical vigor than by mental strength.

The mind is a very strong thing.

My mind is strong.

The mind is the most important thing of the big picture and no one has a stronger mindset than amateur wrestlers.

there's nothing in the human heart or mind, no place no matter how twisted or secret, that can't be endured - if you have someone to share it with.

No single, individual moment is in and of itself unendurable.

What you do is miniscule in comparison with what you choose to think, because your vibration is so much more powerful and so much more important.

Never underestimate the power of the mind to disempower.

A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity. A strong and deep mind has two highest tides – when the moon is at the full, and when there is no moon.

The mind is stronger than any muscle.

There are hundreds of thousands of microbes surrounding us, but they cannot harm us unless we become weak, until the body is ready and predisposed to receive them. There may be a million microbes of misery floating about us. Never mind! They dare not approach us, they have no power to get a hold on us, until the mind is weakened. This is the great fact: strength is life. Weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal. Weakness is constant strain and misery: weakness is death

Mind does dominate body. We are superior to the house in which we dwell.

My view is that our minds are incredibly powerful animals that are, during life, kept somewhat in check by the load of our bodies. Once that load is gone (or so some ancient texts teach us) the mind is like a horse off the tether. So the habits we get into here might have something to do with what happens to us afterwards. An exciting but harrowing idea, given the everyday state of my mind. But also hopeful, since that's something a person can work with.

The most powerful thing we have is our psyche. And to use our minds, we must be clear, vulnerable and open, which will take us to places we didn't even know were there or couldn't imagine ourselves going.

I've Learned that The mind is so #‎ Powerful , that if you focus on the Positive , it attracts the #‎ Positive , Enabling you to heal emotionally and physically.

What does it matter where my body happens to be?' he said. 'My mind goes on working all the same.

Never forget that all the enthusiasm you need is in your mind. Let it out - let it live - let it motivate you.

Your mind is your invisible talisman. The letters PMA (positive mental attitude) are emblazoned on one side, and NMA (negative mental attitude) on the other. These are powerful forces.

The body can do incredible things as long as the mind supports it.