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"The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of."
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"The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of."
Mindfulness

"Our social contract is becoming an exchange of free thought for mindless stimuli."
Society

"The quality of your life is directly proportional to the positive effect you have on others' lives."
Life

"For the sincere student, it mustn't be enough to simply understand Jiu Jitsu. We must seek to understand ourselves."
Self-Growth

"Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought."
Wisdom

"To know our values is to have a foundation on which to build a great life. Our environment and education will play a large part in influencing our formulation of this world view, but is ultimately ourselves that have the final say. We must decide what we value, and then live accordingly. After all, in the eyes of the world we could achieve great success, but if our actions do not coincide with what we ourselves truly deem worthy, we will find no peace."
Philosophy

"Thoreau and Huxley calmly state what I have spent years trying to articulate, and never found the words for doing so. To read the words of these great men is to read the highest expression of my very self which is inexpressible due to the shortcomings of my particular nature."
Creativity

"Jiu Jitsu provides a place of fellowship that, unfortunately, our society has largely failed to create."
Community

"If nothing lasts then everything has meaning. If everything dies that means we actually live."
Philosophy

"Relationships formed through Jiu Jitsu are deeply rooted in respect for one another, and this is often not the case in matters of modern society."
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"One who will not accept solitude, stillness and quiet recurring moments...is caught up in the wilderness of addictions; far removed from an original state of being and awareness. This is 'dis-ease."
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Personal Development

"From now on I hope always to stay alert, to educate myself as best I can. But lacking this, in Future I will relaxedly turn back to my secret mind to see what it has observed when I thought I was sitting this one out. We never sit anything out.We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."
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Personal Development

"LSD stands out for learning to slow down."
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Personal Development

"The best way to look back at life fondly is to meet it - and those along your journey - warmly, kindly and mindfully."
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Personal Development

"To control your life, control your mind. To control your mind, control your breath."
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Personal Development

"Quick now, here, now, always, as if we are in a condition of complete simplicity..."
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Personal Development

"Let the moment be memorable."
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Personal Development

"Awareness (of the Self) prevails in matters where one becomes attachment-free (vitrag), and where one has attachment-abhorrence, there his awareness will not prevail."
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Personal Development

"The starting place for radical re-imagining of love is mindfulness."
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Personal Development

"Inner quiet can be cultivated. Meditation is a healing balm to a frazzled brain existing in a hectic world."
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Personal Development
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