“Confronted by too much emptiness ... the brain invents. Loneliness creates company as thirst creates water. How many sailors have been wrecked in pursuit of islands that were merely a shimmering?” Has BeensWaterBrainCompanyToo MuchLonelinessPursuitIslandsEmptinessThirstSailor Author:Margaret Atwood
“Flowing water is at once a picture and a music, which causes to flow at the same time from my brain, like a limpid and murmuring rivulet, sweet thoughts, charming reveries, and melancholy remembrances.” CausesWaterBrainSweetFlowMelancholyCharmingRemembranceReverieMurmuringFlowing WaterSweet Thoughts Book:A Tour Round My Garden Source: A Tour Round My Garden
“And in spite of everything, Ireland remains the brain of the Kingdom. The English, judiciously practical and ponderous, furnish the over-stuffed stomach of humanity with a perfect gadget--the water closet. The Irish, condemned to express themselves in a language not their own, have stamped on it the mark of their own genius and compete for glory with the civilized nations. This is then called English literature.” HumanityLiteratureLanguageNationsWaterPerfectBrainGeniusGloryMarkRemainsPracticalsKingdomsSpiteCivilizedStomachIrelandClosetsGadgetsEnglish LiteratureCivilized Nations Author:James Joyce
“My God! I thank Thee for the bath of sleep, That wraps in balm my weary heart and brain, And drowns within its waters still and deep My sorrow and my pain. I thank Thee for my dreams, which loose the bond That binds my spirit to its daily load, And give it angel wings, to fly beyond Its slumber-bound abode.” GivingHeartStillsDreamPainSpiritWaterSleepBrainSorrowAngelWingsBoundsTheeLoadWearyBathsWrapsSlumberAbodeHeart And BrainWings To FlyAngel WingsWeary Heart Book:THE MARBLE PROPHECY AND OTHER POEMS. Source: THE MARBLE PROPHECY AND OTHER POEMS.
“During zazen, brain and consciousness become pure. It's exactly like muddy water left to stand in a glass. Little by little, the sediment sinks to the bottom and the water becomes pure.” LittlesLeftWaterBrainConsciousnessPureBottomGlassesMuddy Author:Taisen Deshimaru
“Those who don't feel this Love pulling them like a river, those who don't drink dawn like a cup of spring water or take in the sunset like supper, those who don't want to change, let them sleep on. This Love is beyond the study of theology, that old trickery and hypocrisy. If you want to improve your mind that way, sleep on. I've given up on my brain. I've torn the cloth to shreds and thrown it away. If you're not completely naked, wrap your beautiful robe of words around you, and sleep on” IfsWayWantFeelsMindBeautifulGivenWaterSleepLove IsBrainStudyDrinkSpringRiversTheologyNakedCupsDawnHypocrisySunsetThrownPullingTornWrapsGiven UpRobesSupperTrickeryYour BeautifulSpring Water Author:Rumi
“I don't think being angry is useful or healthy, and usually when I get angry, my brain just goes right out the window. Boom, as soon as the adrenaline hits, instant stupid. Just add water and mix.” ThinkingWaterBrainStupidHealthyWindowAngryAddInstantAdrenaline Author:David Crosby