Quotes about Clarity
God seems to throw Himself on the side of the man who knows exactly what he wants, if he is determined to get JUST THAT!
— Napoleon Hill
To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.
— Cicero
It's difficult for your mindset when you don't know what you're training for.
— Andreas Pereira
Cultivating a strong training in meditation and mindfulness is not an opiate to escape what's going on but a way for us to truly still the mind and look deeply, in order to see ourselves and the world clearly.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Ignorance is in each cell of our body and our consciousness. It's like a drop of ink diffused in a glass of water. That ignorance stops us from seeing reality; it pushes us to do foolish things that make us suffer even more
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Concentration, samadhi in Sanskrit, is a powerful force that you can generate to make a breakthrough, to see clearly what is there and understand its true nature.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Doing things with mindfulness means you perform each action with clear awareness of what's happening and of what you're doing in the present moment, and you feel happy as you do it. Mindfulness is the capacity to shine the light of awareness onto what's going on here and now. Mindfulness is the heart of meditation practice.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
If you feel that your dreams aren't coming true, you might think that you need to do more, or to think and strategize more. In fact, what you might need is less—less noise coming to you from both inside and outside—so that you have the space for your heart's truest intention to germinate and flourish.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The first step is to stop the thinking; we need to come back to our breathing and calm our body and mind. This will bring more space and clarity so that we can name and recognize the idea, desire, or emotion that's troubling us, say hello to it, and give ourselves permission to release it.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The space itself, your home, naturally has a message and intention.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Nirvana is the complete silencing of concepts.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
— Thomas Jefferson