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“The mind is like a lake. It reflects eternity when it's very still. If ripples appear, lots of them, then the reflection is not clear. We lose the clarity of the perfect reflection.”

Ifs Mind Stills Loses Perfect Clear Meditation Buddhism Reflection Eternity Clarity Lakes Ripple

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I think that if I get into the habit of writing a bit about what happens, or rather doesn't happen, I may lose a little of the sense of isolation and desolation which abides with me. My circumstances allowing of nothing but the ejaculation of one-syllabled reflections, a written monologue by that most interesting being, myself, may have its yet to be discovered consolations.”

“If you work all the time, you lose the intermittence of reflection and thought at every stage. Take breaks - for you and your work.”

Ifs Loses Break Stage Reflection

Author:Peter Megargee Brown

“I still have the same hunger like I did 20 years ago but it's a different sort of reflection when you lose. It doesn't hurt you as much because I feel like I've had a good career.”

Feels Years Stills Different Loses Hurt Careers Reflection Years Ago Hunger

Author:Ken Doherty

“Well it's always been an interesting area for me. In referencing something I just reread from Dogen it says, "Enlightenment doesn't break the person anymore than the reflection breaks the water" and Suzuki in his commentary is saying you don't lose your personality once you acquire some sort of Buddhist understanding.”

Wells Persons Understanding Water Loses Interesting Break Personality Enlightenment Reflection Areas Buddhist Acquire Commentary Referencing

Author:Brad Warner

“I think before I act---and then think again. I am not entirely a coward, but I do not lose myself in action as you do.”

Thinking Action Loses Reflection Coward

Book:Beyond the Burning Lands

Source: Beyond the Burning Lands

“When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.”

Force Fear Loses Behinds Reflection Driving Analysis Dictatorship Dictator Repression Driving Force

Author:Marjane Satrapi

“I lock eyes with my reflection and don’t look away. The day you look away you start to lose yourself. I’m never going to lose myself. You are what you are. Deal with it or change.”

Looks Eye Loses Deals Reflection Locks Losing Yourself

Book:The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

Source: The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

“This means that the mind or spirit is present anywhere, because it is nowhere attached to any particular place. And it can remain present because, even when related to this or that object, it does not cling to it by reflection and thus lose its original mobility.”

Mind Mean Doe Spirit Loses Objects Particular Reflection Originals Related Mobility

Author:Eugen Herrigel