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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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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Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.
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Acting was a slow-burn thing. I found it was something I really, really liked doing, but it wasn't until my third year at drama school that I actually thought, 'Oh, right, I'm trained for this now; I'd better see if I can do it.'
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The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.
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As the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former governor of New Jersey, I have witnessed the impact of climate change firsthand.
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Films are artifice. We're telling stories on film. At the same time, when it works, there is a real tough immediacy and spontaneity to it, and a punch.
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Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.
