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An occupied mind is a petty mind, whether its occupation is with God, with envy, or with sex

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Can the known, the mind, ever contain or comprehend the unknown?

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How eagerly the mind accepts a pattern of existence, and how tenaciously it clings to it!

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It is only when the mind is not caught in the net of certainty, and is not seeking certainty, that it is in a state of discovery

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It is only when the totality of the mind is still, that the creative, the nameless comes into being

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It's strange how the mind is occupied with its own thoughts, with watching and listening

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Most minds are conservative, they resist change

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Our acquisitions are a means of covering up our own emptiness; our minds are like hollow drums, beaten upon by every passing hand and making a lot of noise

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The mid is free only when it is no longer conditioned by its own experiences, by knowledge, vanity, envy; and meditation is the fleeing of the mind from all these things, from all self-centered activities and influences

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The mind is like a machine that is working night and day, chattering, everlastingly busy whether asleep or awake

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The mind is never rich in complete emptiness; there is always a corner which is active, planning, chattering, busy.

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The mind is not merely the surface activity, but also the hidden movements of many centuries

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The mind is only experience, not just the immediate but also the accumulated

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The mind is quiet only when it is not caught in thought, which is the net of its own activity

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The mind is the maker of time, it is time

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The mind moves from the known to the known, from one conclusion to another; so there's never freedom from the known

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The occupied mind is a dull, routine mind; in essence, it's mediocre

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The very activity of the mind is a barrier to its own understanding

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When the mind is weighed down with the things it has gathered, the heart withers

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