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“The Buddha’s dharma didn’t teach peace and relaxation; it taught awakening—often rude awakening.”

Teach Taught Awakening Rude Relaxation Dharma

Author:Jay Michaelson

“All relaxation does is allow the truth to be felt. The mind is cleared, like a dirty window wiped clean, and the magnitude of what we might ordinarily take for granted inspires tears.”

Mind Doe Might Felt Tears Inspire Window Clean Granted Dirty Relaxation Magnitude

Book:Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment

Source: Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment

“The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.”

Mind Stronger Intellect Tension Consistent Leisure Relaxation Recreation Pastime

Author:Seneca the Younger

“There must be relaxation in full extension.”

Extensions Relaxation

Author:B.K.S. Iyengar

“Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.”

Men Mind Wise Deeds Virtuous Relaxation Recourse

Book:Summa Theologica, Volume 4 (Part III, First Section)

Source: Summa Theologica, Volume 4 (Part III, First Section)

“Just a little relaxation, just a little looking inwards, and the doors of immense potentialities open up. You are no more a beggar. Without conquering the world you have conquered the whole universe. Just conquer yourself.”

World Littles Whole Universe Meditation Doors Conquer Immense Relaxation Beggar

Author:Rajneesh

“When I am finished painting, I paint again for relaxation.”

Painting Paint Finished Relaxation

Author:Pablo Picasso

“Fighting the wounds of the past will only deepen those wounds. Relaxation is the method that heals the wounds of the mind, not reaction.”

Mind Past Spiritual Fighting Method Wounds Heal Reactions Spiritual Life Relaxation

Author:Mata Amritanandamayi

“Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.”

Art Happens Meditation Things Happen Relaxation

Author:Mata Amritanandamayi

“Torrents of blood have been spilt in the old world, by vain attempts of the secular arm, to extinguish Religious discord, by proscribing all difference in religious opinion. Time has at length revealed the true remedy. Every relaxation of narrow and rigorous policy, wherever it has been tried, has been found to assuage the disease.”

Source: Religious Freedom. A memorial and remonstrance drawn by ... J. Madison, late President of the United States, ... against the general assessment in

“Idleness leads to relaxation, sooner or later bringing about ideological and material corruption, accompanied by lack of discipline, anarchy chaos and defeat.”

Materials Discipline Chaos Defeat Corruption Anarchy Laziness Sooner Or Later Relaxation Idleness Ideological

Book:The Tasks Ahead: Selected Speeches of Samora Moises Machel

Source: The Tasks Ahead: Selected Speeches of Samora Moises Machel

“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.”

Inspirational Mind Use Peace Love Is Powerful Jokes Catholic Deeds Thoughtful Relaxation Natural Law Resting And Relaxation

Author:Thomas Aquinas

“Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.”

Men Natural Movement Position Type Spots Shade Laziness Sunlight Relaxation Worms Indolence Prostration

Book:The Essential Wyndham Lewis: An Introduction to His Work

Source: The Essential Wyndham Lewis: An Introduction to His Work

“I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.”

Knows Important Facts Relaxation

Author:Glen Hansard

“Relaxation is the point. And if you can relax with an enlightened person his enlightenment will start penetrating you, because when you are relaxed you become porous. When you are tense you are closed; when you relax he will enter”

Ifs Persons Inspiring Enlightenment Relax Enlightened Relaxation Relaxed Tense

Author:Rajneesh

“Let-go means no competition, no struggle, no fight... just relaxing with existence, wherever it leads. Not trying to control your future, not trying to control consequences, but allowing them to happen... not even thinking about them. Let-go is in the present; consequences are tomorrow. And let-go is such a delightful experience, a total relaxation, a deep synchronicity with existence”

Thinking Trying Mean Happens Fighting Inspiring Existence Struggle Tomorrow Letting Go Consequence Competition Allowing Our Future Delightful Relaxation Your Future Synchronicity

Author:Rajneesh