As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
They flower spontaneously out of the demands of our natures - and the best of them lead us not only outward in space, but inward as well.
Everything in our lives is encouraging us to turn inward with all the technology that we have available to us.
We have been to the moon, we have charted the depths of the ocean and the heart of the atom, but we have a fear of looking inward to ourselves because we sense that is where all the contradictions flow together.
To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselves—and each other.
We are the strongest filter we can place before the lens. We point the lens both outward and inward.
He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this 'I' arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea.
Do not worry about what others are doing! Each of us should turn the searchlight inward and purify his or her own heart as much as possible.
Be that blind bard who on the Chian strand, By those deep sounds possessed with inward light, Beheld the Iliad and the Odyssey Rise to the swelling of the voiceful sea.
Woman must be the pioneer in this turning inward for strength. In a sense, she has always been the pioneer.
The mind is a mill which can incessant turn, 'til its mere operation focus the stress inward and the stones grind themselves to dust.
Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.
I turn my gaze inward. I fix it there and keep it busy. I look inside myself. I continually observe myself.
Spiritual growth-looking inward-is replacing the pursuit of external power-reaching outward to manipulate and control-as the cure for the insecurity at the core of human experience.
Feeling, in the broad sense of whatever is felt in any way, as sensory stimulus or inward tension, pain, emotion or intent, is the mark of mentality.
Let me be one of the upward and outward lookers, not one of the downward and inward lookers.
Of what significance the light of day, if it is not the reflection of an inward dawn?--to what purpose is the veil of night withdrawn, if the morning reveals nothing to the soul? It is merely garish and glaring.
Nothing is more difficult to accomplish than changing outward actions without changing inward feelings.
still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war.
The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.
Our faith, trust, and love are proved and revealed in adversities, that is, in difficult and grievous outward and inward circumstances, during sickness, sorrow, and privations.
The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and not inward.
Pride is a vice not only dreadfully mischievous in human society, but perhaps of all others, the most insuperable bar to real inward improvement.
Mankind have such a deep stake in inward illumination, that there is much to be said by the hermit or monk in defence of his life of thought and prayer.
The more the flesh is wasted by affliction, so much more is the Spirit strengthened by inward grace.
For if the talent or individuality is there, it should be expressed. If it doesn't find its way out into the air, it can be turned inward and gnaw like the fox at the Spartan boy's belly.
A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of the external situation.
The man was hit in one eye by a stone, and that eye turned inward so that it looked into his mind, and he died of what he saw there
For God to reveal His Son in us is not the result of research or searching; it is entirely a matter of mercy and revelation. It is an inward seeing, an inner knowing.
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
True contact between beings is established only by mute presence, by apparent non-communication, by that mysterious and wordless exchange which resembles inward prayer.
To successfully open the door to heightened awareness, we must open it inward.
In youth all doors open outward; in old age all open inward.
A Christian is Christ in the inward humanity; and a Jew is Christ in the figure, and in the office of his law, viz. according to nature.
There is a luxury in self-dispraise; And inward self-disparagement affords To meditative spleen a grateful feast.
?The way you understand and investigate time is by moving inward, into metabolism. The human body is a knot in time.
As you discover what strength you can draw from your community in this world from which it stands apart, look outward as well as inward. Build bridges instead of walls.
Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.
To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward.
Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.
True freedom is an inward state of being. Once it is attained, no situation in the world can bind one or limit one's freedom.
Blessed are thoseto whom Easter is not a hunt...
but a find;
not a greeting...
but a proclamation;
not an outward fashion...
but inward grace;
not a day...
but an eternity.
Achieve order within yourself...an inward tranquility which knows no disturbance at any moment...in the daily life of the home and the office.
We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself. It's all about turning inward.
The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be.
I'm not saying there's not darkness in there still, but it's happening from outward factors more than inward. Maybe things are terrifying, but they're beautiful, too. The world is extremely surprising.
Certain temperaments respond to anxiety by pulling inward. Their instincts tell them ' Don't go out to meet the world - you'll have a panic attack. Inside is where safety is.
When you stand amid the unending vistas of Kenya's Maasai Mara, it's impossible to remain focused inward. Your mind expands to the distant horizons.
Islam is a way of life which opens the heart to the meaning of existence. Thus any increase of outward splendor is usually a sign of a decrease in inward illumination
Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others.
People try to create an outwardly perfect life, but the quality of life is based on the inward.
The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.
I'm very extroverted - I'm really social. People have a sense I'm a reserved wallflower, but that's not who I am. My music is inward-looking, and that is a part of me, but I like having a laugh.
To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.
In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole.
Dreams are only the image of outward things shown on an inward mirror. But the mirror is the soul's enclosing darkness.
The journey of true success and lasting leaderships begins with the inward journey to the soul.
I could not answer the ceaseless inward question-why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of-I will not say how many years, I see it clearly.
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