Clarity of Mind Quotes

Wisdom is neither gold, nor silver, nor fame, nor wealth, nor health, nor strength, nor beauty.

I would describe myself as quite sane and lucid, which is why I'm still alive.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Truth is pure awareness.

I've always felt unsure of exactly what I wanted to do with my life, but I have these rare moments of total clarity where everything is perfectly clear.

Before making a decision, ask inside for guidance. Be patient and await an answer. Act only when you feel calm and certain.

A weakened mind always sees everything through a black veil. The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is dark, which is why you see such a cloudy sky.

The way I'm seeing it, God has given me all this for me to realize that this isn't what I really need in my life.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

But once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision.

Only when you are relaxed can you see what's going on.

You understand sleep when you are awake, not while you are sleeping. You can see mistakes in arithmetic when your mind is working properly; while you are making them you cannot see them. Good people know about both bad and evil; bad people do not know about either.

Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning.

There are, O monks, these four lights. What four? The light of the moon, the light of the sun, the light of fire, and the light of wisdom. Of these four lights, the light of wisdom is supreme.

[T]he years of searching in the dark for a truth that one feels, but cannot express; the intense desire and the alternations of confidence and misgiving, until one breaks through to clarity and understanding, are only known to him who has himself experienced them.

The longing for light is the longing for consciousness.

If you have a clear mind . . . you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you.

Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I've had.

In the space of no-mind, truth descends like light

Zen masters say you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.

Simplicity. Simplicity. Simplicity. The three keys to a spiritual life.

Those who are pure in heart and single in purpose are able to understand the most supreme Way. It is like polishing a mirror, which becomes bright when the dust is removed. Remove your passions, and have no hankering.

Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realisation is revealed.

I'm trying to stay focused on what I'm doing. I don't want a whole lot of things going on - people to call back, or text messages or whatever. I chill out, relax a little bit, and then I don't have those issues.

Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.