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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It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is; the fact is that people don't read anymore.
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A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.
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Now my poor hometown is being castigated as the center of an IRS scandal. Humble workers at the Cincinnati office targeted Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny when those groups applied for tax-exempt status. There's no conceivable excuse for that. It was deeply, deeply wrong.
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You may not realize initially how many other opportunities are wrapped up inside the first one. After you go through the first door, you'll then discover more doors automatically opening behind that one. One door leads you to another door, which leads to another door, and so one. It's like ten other boxes packed inside one box. The initial door that God opens is your access to more opportunities. But you must be willing to walk through the first one to get to the other good things God has for you.
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Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.