Wandering Mind Quotes

• I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

  Steven Wright

  Love, Dream, Funny Inspirational

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• To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.

  Bill Bryson

  Life, Summer, Travel

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• All that is gold does not glitter,
  Not all those who wander are lost;
  The old that is strong does not wither,
  Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
  
  From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
  A light from the shadows shall spring;
  Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
  The crownless again shall be king.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Faith, Strong, Kings

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.127, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.

  Swami Muktananda

  Inspiration, Meditation Practice, Goal

  Swami Muktananda (1999). “Meditate: Happiness Lies Within You”, Siddha Yoga Publications

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• When you are simply observing your breath, you are perceiving an automatically unfolding process in your body. By contrast, when you are observing your wandering mind, you are also experiencing the spontaneous activity of a process in your body.

  Thomas Metzinger

  Mind, Body, Spontaneous

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• Meditation stills the wandering mind and establishes us forever in a state of peace.

  Swami Muktananda

  Inspiration, Meditation Practice, Forever

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• Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Strength, Being Strong, Fantasy Novels

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.127, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• You must have your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed.

  Pseudonymous Bosch

  Mind, Next Chapter, Wander

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• Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
  The crownless again shall be king.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Kings, Roots, Fantasy Novels

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.180, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Yoga practice can make us more and more sensitive to subtler and subtler sensations in the body. Paying attention to and staying with finer and finer sensations within the body is one of the surest ways to steady the wandering mind.

  Ravi Ravindra

  Yoga, Practice, Meditation

  Ravi Ravindra (2009). “The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide”

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• All that is gold does not glitter.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Being Strong, Travel, Fantasy Novels

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.179, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• No wandering minds allowed.

  Pseudonymous Bosch

  Mind, Wander

  Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.74, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• The turning of the charkha in a lifeless way will be like the turning of the beads of the rosary with a wandering mind turned away from God.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mind, Rosary, Way

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• Remember that breath walking - as with any meditation technique - should not be pursued with a grim determination to 'get it right.' The point is to cultivate openness, relaxation and awareness, which can include awareness of your undisciplined, wandering mind.

  Andrew Weil

  Determination, Meditation, Relaxation

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• Before we do, I suggest you take a break. If you need to go to the bathroom, this is a good time. If you're sleepy, go to bed and save the next chapter for tomorrow. For the magician's story, you must have all your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed.

  Pseudonymous Bosch

  Mind, Bed, Needs

  Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.74, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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