Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
Mindfulness increases activation of the medial prefrontal cortex and decreases activation of structures like the amygdala that trigger our emotional responses. This increases our control over the emotional brain.
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People feel that I became an actor because I am from a film family and that my parents were actors. But actually, the only reason I wanted to become an actor was to get away from studies.
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Technology is only meaningful when it reaches the people.
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What better evidence could there be of a man's salvation than that he offers to others the grace he himself has received?
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My mind ran over scenes of Shesheeb seducing Margaret until I was a wagon dragged by the runaway horses of my jealousy.
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The greater emotion with which we conceive a loved object to be affected toward us, the greater will be our complacency.
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I wondered if I was just the sum of my brain scan, little dots clustered in my frontal lobe. Is that where the poems came from?
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They make a desolation and call it peace.
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What do you think you should do if you're attacked by a bear? Play dead? No - that's a lie promoted by the bears.
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Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can't attain it in anything.
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Some are born virtuous, some become virtuous. To be good by nature is indeed fortunate but to become good is like walking on a double-edged sword; it takes a longer time and is more painful.
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All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile.
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Europe needs a clear and more collective policy on the security of our energy supply. Now, powers reside at the national level and we need a Europe-wide approach.
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I long for the imperishable quiet at the heart of form.
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Some musicians are not great technicians, but they give you a rich point of view.
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Show me a writer, any writer, who hasn't suffered and I'll show you someone who writes in pastels as opposed to primary colors.
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What they didn't realize is that the combination of a warm heart and a brilliant mind has made this man a winner.
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The world is growing gentle, But few know what she owes To the understanding lily And the judgment of the rose.
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No matter how much insight and understanding we develop, the rational brain is basically impotent to talk the emotional brain out of its own reality. I am continually impressed by how difficult it is for people who have gone through the unspeakable to convey the essence of their experience.
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Three responses to threat. 1. The social engagement system: an alarmed monkey signals danger and calls for help. VVC. 2. Fight or flight: Teeth bared, the face of rage and terror. SNS. 3. Collapse: The body signals defeat and withdraws. DVC.
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Mindfulness increases activation of the medial prefrontal cortex and decreases activation of structures like the amygdala that trigger our emotional responses. This increases our control over the emotional brain.