Idries Shah Quotes
Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.
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For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
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There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.
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Before 'Raman Raghav 2.0,' I played a criminal in 'Badlapur.' Though the character was innocent, he was not correctly interpreted by some sections of the audience.
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Obamacare was passed months before my first day at Komen.
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Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
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After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.
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When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice.
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I'll be kicked out before I rust out.
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Music used to be a lot more about angst for me. Now it's the only form of meditation I do.
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For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Well, my brother started acting before I did.
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I'd been in love before - I was always in love.
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My live show is almost like a meditation. An emotional apex - that's what I want it to feel like.
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You give before you get.
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I'm a huge fan of meditation. I know lots of people assume meditation to be some Buddhist mumbo-jumbo, but it's been scientifically documented to create therapeutic changes in the brain.
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Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.
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Transcendental meditation is an ancient mental technique that allows any human being to dive within, transcend and experience the source of everything. It's such a blessing for the human being because that eternal field is a field of unbounded intelligence, creativity, happiness, love, energy and peace.
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I was 'attitude' in this place before it was a catchphrase!
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That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.
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I feel very good and positive about my future. I look forward to seeing the fans and doing what I do.
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I don't feel 'possessed' or 'invaded during sessions. I don't feel that some superspirit has 'taken over' my body. Instead I feel as if I am practicing some precise psychological art, one that is ancient and poorly understood in our culture; or as if I'm learning a psychological science that helps me map the contours of consciousness itself.
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Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.
