Quotes

In a large community, she lives as though she is alone.

She minds her own business without meddling in others.

When alone, she acts as though she is in a large community.

She follows her regimen without sliding into laziness.

– Haemin Sunim, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

“The person leading you toward spiritual awakening is not the one who praises you or is nice to you. Your spirituality deepens because of those who insult you and give you a hard time. They are your spiritual teachers in disguise.” – Haemin Sunim, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

“Do not lament that the world has changed. Do not resent that people have changed. Evaluating the present through the memories of the past can cause sadness. Whether you like it or not, change is inevitable. Embrace and welcome it.” – Haemin Sunim, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

“There are plenty of fantastically successful people who hit their strides later in life. Pay attention, cultivate self-awareness, feed your strengths, and you will find your way. And once you discover your dharma, pursue it.” – Jay Shetty, Think Like A Monk

“There are two lies some of us hear when we’re growing up. The first is ‘You’ll never amount to anything.’ The second is ‘You can be anything you want to be.’ The truth is — You can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.” – Jay Shetty, Think Like A Monk

“Often you almost literally fear you’ll die if you stay in that emptiness, and in a sense that’s true. A given sector of the personality will die if you don’t keep trying to fill it up. But there is something deeper… this emptiness is very spacious, and it’s anything but deficient. It is the beginning of opening up to our true selves—to the empty space in which everything arises, to the ground of our fundamental nature.” – Sandra Maitri

“For this reason, internal chaos needs to be cherished as the indicator that an underlying assumption, world view or self-view needs to be brought into question. Once the limiting structure is seen and released, more space becomes available. In this way, chaos can be seen as the fuel or energy which can guide us back to Quantum Consciousness.” – Stephen Wolinsky

“It had never occurred to me that feeling empty might actually be a route to something deeper and richer within.” – Tony Schwartz

“Our life purpose is like that—purposeful curiosity and imagination yearning for balance and beauty. In the process of seeking that symmetry, you and your soul reach a state of excellence.” – Carol Adrienne, Purpose Of Your Life

“The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively—because, without this humble appliance, you can’t know where The Art stops and The Real World begins. You have to put a ‘box’ around it because otherwise, what is that shit on the wall.” – Frank Zappa