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“I do not see in what manner practice alone can be sufficient for the production of correct, excellent, and finished pictures. Works deserving this character never were produced, nor ever will arise, from memory alone.”

Character Memories Practice Productions Finished Arise Excellent Sufficient Deserving

Book:The Complete Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: First President of the Royal Academy : with an Original Memoir, and Anecdotes of the Author

Source: The Complete Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: First President of the Royal Academy : with an Original Memoir, and Anecdotes of the Author

“Yoga is an ancient discipline in which physical postures, breath practice, meditation, and philosophical study are tools for achieving liberation. In my interpretation, achieving liberation in yoga means learning how to be present with everything that arises, whether it is pain or pleasure, sadness or joy, failure or success. And to be present with whatever arises, I believe we must not only be aware of what is arising but we must also be able to see all things that arise as equal, with detachment.”

Source: Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee

“Who am I?” “What is the purpose of my life?” These questions arise spontaneously throughout our lives, either unbidden or through conscious intent. Anyone who wishes to live an authentic life must answer these questions, regardless of whether they believe in the existence of the soul or practice a religion. If these queries remain unanswered, life will more than likely remain superficial and empty, in spite of any material abundance. If you wish to make the soul's journey, then I suggest you ask yourself these questions relentlessly and ruthlessly, and listen carefully.”

Ifs Believe Soul Purpose Asks Wish Answers Existence Practice Our Lives Journey Materials Conscious Empty Arise Abundance Spite Superficial Unanswered Authentic Life Queries

Author:Ilchi Lee

“The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner quality of letting go. Being able to let go, to give up, to renounce, and to give generously all spring from the same source, and when we practice generosity ... we open up these qualities within ourselves.”

Giving Able Spiritual Force Quality Practice Source Letting Go Giving Up Spring Awakening Arise Generosity Spiritual Awakening Renounce Cultivation Self Giving

Author:Sharon Salzberg

“But in practice master plans fail - because they create totalitarian order, not organic order. They are too rigid; they cannot easily adapt to the natural and unpredictable changes that inevitably arise in the life of a community.”

Order Community Natural Practice Plans Failing Masters Arise Unpredictable Adapting Ability To Adapt

Book:The Oregon Experiment

Source: The Oregon Experiment

“Art and writing come from somewhere down around the lizard brain. It's a much more peculiar activity than we like to think it is. The problems arise when we try to domesticate the practice, to pretend that it's a normal human activity and that "everybody's creative." They're not.”

Thinking Writing Trying Humans Art Problem Brain Practice Creative Activity Normal Arise Peculiar Human Activity Lizards

Author:Dave Hickey

“Taking the one seat describes two related aspects of spiritual work. Outwardly, it means selecting one practice and teacher among all the possibilities, and inwardly, it means having the determination to stick with that practice through whatever difficulties and doubts arise until you have come to true clarity and understanding.”

Mean Two Spiritual Understanding Practice Doubt Teacher Possibility Aspect Determination Difficulty Sticks Work Out Arise Clarity Related Seats Spiritual Work

Author:Jack Kornfield