simplyknowledge | Quotations

Make haste in doing good; check your mind from evil; for the mind of him who is slow in doing meritorious actions delights in evil.

-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 116-18"

Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness towards the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous and indifference towards the wicked.

-Patanjali "Patanjali"

It is the Path of the Good Mind which Thou hast manifested to me, O Ahura! Whereby the welldoers, in accordance with the teaching of the Spiritual Guides, acting in harmony with Truth alone, Shall pass onward to the assigned reward of which Thou art the bestower, O Mazda! This precious reward of Thine, O Mazda, Thou givest by way of the Good Mind, Thou givest to those who perform actions through knowledge and pure thought; who attempt for the progress and development of the world; fulfil God’s desire and try for the progress of God’s Will through truth and righteousness.

-Scriptures "Yasna 34, Verse 13-14"

One 'beautiful-mind' indeed weighs heavy over thousand creations of nature and that is why from Socrates to Kabir, all hold such great importance.

-Deep Trivedi

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colours, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.

-Rainer Maria Rilke "Rainer Maria Rilke"

Brain understands the things by dissecting them because all it knows is the tangible objects. But mind does not recognize the tangible objects differently; it only understands the vibrations and their intensities and depths. It is only due to our inability to establish a mutual communication between the two, that we all are total failures.

-Deep Trivedi

The mind exists in a state of “not enough” and so is always greedy for more. When you are identified with mind, you get bored and restless very easily. Boredom means the mind is hungry for more stimulus…it is not satisfied.

-Eckhart Tolle "Eckhart Tolle"

Slowly and steadily cleanse the mind; sharpen the intellect, purify the senses, and win grace.

-Vedas "Atharva Veda"

A person whose mind is unattached to sensual pleasures, who discovers the joy of the Self, and whose mind is in union with Brahmn through meditation, enjoys eternal bliss.

-Srimad Bhagavad Gita "Bhagwad Gita 5.21"

The science of mind is completely contrary to the knowledge of the brain. At the level of mind, as we regret doing the wrong deed, we repeatedly commit the same act. Hence, at the level of mind, it is advisable to understand, not repent.

-Deep Trivedi