Essence Quotes - Page 29

As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.

All men are alike when asleep.

Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning.

What is the essence of theosophy? It is the fact that man, being himself divine, can know the divinity whose life he shares. As an inevitable corollary to this supreme truth comes the fact of the brotherhood of man.

It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

Professors known as outstanding lecturers do two things; they use a simple plan and many examples.

I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant. Indeed, the Macintosh is counterreformist and has been influenced by the methodical path of the Jesuits.... It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons. Everyone has a right to salvation. DOS is Protestant, or even Calvinistic. It allows free interpretation of scripture, demands difficult personal decisions, imposes a subtle hermeneutics upon the user, and takes for granted the idea that all can reach salvation.

The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.

Love is the very essence of the gospel.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

..people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might.

The essence of analysis is surprise. When people are themselves surprised by what they say, that's when they are really making some progress.

Spirit is the essence of consciousness, the energy of the universe that creates all things. Each one of us is a part of that spirit - a divine entity. So the spirit is the higher self, the eternal being that lives within us.

Is disinterest not the essence of every human relationship?

Purify yourself from the attributes of self, so that you may see your own pure, untarnished essence.

In dramatic writing, the very essence is character change. The character at the end is not the same as he was at the beginning. He's changed-psychologically, maybe even physically.

Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable

You can call it tathata, suchness. 'Suchness' is a Buddhist way of expressing that there is something in you which always remains in its intrinsic nature, never changing. It always remains in its selfsame essence, eternally so. That is your real nature. That which changes is not you, that is mind. That which does not change in you is buddha-mind. You can call it no-mind, you can call it samadhi, satori. It depends upon you; you can give it whatsoever name you want. You can call it christ-consciousness.

To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!

Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment. Such attraction fades quickly - it cannot compete in the market of leisure pursuits, incorporating as it increasingly does various forms of religious titillation.

...the essence of the evil government is that it anticipates bad conduct on the part of its citizens. Any government which assumes that the population is going to do something evil has already lost its franchise to govern.

The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves.

The essence of our whole path is in that place of discomfort, and what do we do with it?

Objectivity is of the very essence of photography, its contribution and at the same time its limitation

The essence of style is how you live your life