All Quotes By Tag: Awaken
“We awaken by asking the right questions.”
“To greet the present is to part with the past and future.”
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“Control is an illusion that you must give up.”
“Forgiveness is a skill gained by those willing to change.”
“It is not so much about fighting against the ego; it is more about harmonizing with it.”
“To act upon the outer world and change it, you must be first be fine to act upon yourself.”
“Surrendering is not giving up–it is gaining strength.”
“Find your bones. Believe in what you are.”
“Taking care of yourself will take care of more than yourself.”
“Jealousy, and attempting to match others in life and stride, is self-abandonment.”
“If you take society’s definition of knowing oneself, you will become lost in the many translations.”
“Your actions show what you know, and your replies to obstacles give clarity into what you will learn.”
“Silence is a lie that screams at the light.”
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“I do believe in poetry. I believe that there are creatures endowed with the power to put things together and bring them back to life”
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“There is also a third kind of madness, which is possession by the Muses, enters into a delicate and virgin soul, and there inspiring frenzy, awakens lyric….But he, who, not being inspired and having no touch of madness in his soul, comes to the door and thinks he will get into the temple by the help of art–he, I say, and his poetry are not admitted; the sane man is nowhere at all when he enters into rivalry with the madman.”
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