Attention Quotes - Page 19

• Society would not tolerate legislation declaring that the theory that the sun circles the earth be given equal time with the theory of a heliocentric solar system; it should not pay attention to the equally preposterous notions of scientific creationism

  Robert E. Ornstein

  Circles, Religion, Earth

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• This Advent we look to the Wise Men to teach us where to focus our attention. We set our sights on things above, where God is. We draw closer to Jesus... When our Advent journey ends, and we reach the place where Jesus resides in Bethlehem, may we, like the Wise Men, fall on our knees and adore him as our true and only King.

  Mark Zimmermann

  Christmas, Wise, Jesus

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• Anxiety leads to a narrowing of the field of attention, the so-called tunnel vision, and when people are anxious, they are unable to attend to the total situation as is necessary to enable them to act rationally, but impulsively do the first thing that comes into their heads which is usually determined by what others are doing at the same time.

  James A.C. Brown

  Tunnels, People, Worry

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• Innocence never gets destroyed because it is eternal, but it may happen that it will get covered with some clouds by our mistakes that we commit. But once you get your Realization, your innocence is re-established, manifests, and you become innocent. Your attention becomes innocent.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Mistake

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• Attention has to be concentrated upon your Spirit. Then you become the best instrument, your attention very powerful.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Powerful

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• The attention is to be kept pure.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• Now when you meditate, try to meditate in a sustained way, first of all sustain it. Then you find that you are getting into the state of Samadhi, means at a state where you start feeling the joy and the bliss of God's blessings, and then you start saying "O God, what a blessing, what a blessing, and what a blessing". Once you have reached that state then you have to realize "Who am I". Who are you? What are you? You are the Spirit. After establishing your sustained attention on the Spirit you'll develop a state where you'll be in a complete state of witnessing with joy.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• Innocence is something to be appreciated, to be understood, to be enjoyed. Like you see animals, they're innocent; you see children, they're innocent; flowers, they're innocent. Divert your attention to all these things.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Children

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• So, the first thing we should introspect - are we concerned about ourselves ? All the time do we think that we are suffering, we have this problem, that problem, or this should be done, that should be done. If the attention is on that, that all the time you are worried about yourself, then you cannot break, you cannot break through this shell of your being which is under the domination of your mental selfishness or self centeredness.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• What is yoga ? In simple words, it is taking your attention to the Spirit. This is yoga. What does the kundalini do ? She raises your attention and takes it to the Spirit. Only after knowing the Spirit you can know God.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• The attention is to be kept pure. In Sahaja Yoga you know all the methods how the attention, one can keep it pure. If the attention is not pure, then this desire will be always attacked by all petty, nonsensical things which have no meaning in your ascent.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• The light of the spirit has to come into your attention.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• If one introspects and says with humility of heart: "I do not yet know the truth, but I have to find it" , then in time this humility may be rewarded and one may achieve one's ascent. If this happens, the persons attention comes into the center, neither on the left, nor on the right. That is, neither dominated by his conditionings from the past nor the orientations of his ambitious ego. Such a balanced person is very well suited for Self Realization, by which he will know the truth in its absolute form.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• One has to understand that we have to become a higher personality which is the spirit, which is the truth, which is the enlightened attention, and which is the joy.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• People talk of peace, "We should have peace" - how can you have peace? It's not possible, is an impossible situation. You see we think by thinking, by organizing, by manipulating, we'll have peace. You cannot. You cannot have peace that way. How will you have peace? When the peace is established on your attention. When your attention is peaceful, when we are absolutely without any thoughts, then the peace resides.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• Whatever adventure you are into, whatever you are doing, your attention should be on your spirit.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• You have to rise up to that state of thoughtless awareness where you grow spiritually. If you are not in thoughtless awareness, you cannot grow in your spirituality. So it's very important to see where is your attention. Where are you putting your attention? If the attention could be controlled then things will be all right.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Yoga

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• When you let go of your attention for a little while, do not think you may recover it whenever you please.

  Epictetus

  Letting Go, Spiritual, Thinking

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• The key to successful aging is...to pay as little attention to it as possible.

  Judith Regan

  Positive Thinking, Successful, Law Of Attraction

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• If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.

  Michael Josephson

  Character, Pay, Too Much

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• There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Spiritual, Perspective, Dollars

  Oprah Winfrey (2014). “What I Know For Sure”, p.136, Macmillan

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• The muscles of writing are not so visible, but they are just as powerful: determination, attention, curiosity, a passionate heart.

  Natalie Goldberg

  Determination, Powerful, Heart

  Natalie Goldberg (2009). “Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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• If someone offends you, don't tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow to everyone, paying no attention whether they respond to your bow or not. You must humble yourself before everyone and consider yourself the worst of all. If we have not committed the sins that others have, perhaps this is because we did not have the opportunity - the situation and circumstances were different. In each person there is something good and something bad; we usually see only the vices in people and we see nothing that is good.

  Ambrose

  Humble, Humility, Opportunity

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• When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn't a lot worth paying attention to.

  George Carlin

  Country, Stupid, Thinking

  George Carlin (2002). “Napalm & Silly Putty”, Hyperion

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• If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.

  Booker T. Washington

  Mothers Day, Mom, Done

  Booker T. Washington (2009). “Up from Slavery: An Autobiography”, p.46, The Floating Press

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