159 Quotes by Christopher Dines

When life throws difficulties at us and the mind is restless, emotional resilience will see us through challenging times. We can work through tempestuous emotions and self-doubt and come through them unharmed and avoid self-sabotage and self-harm.

The beauty of mindful-life-breath meditation is that you are not restricted to having to sit in the lotus position to be present. Whether you are on a busy train, driving a car or walking down a crowded high-street, you can easily remind yourself to focus on your breathing. Appreciate the subtle sensation of oxygen flowing in and out of your nostrils.

Mindfulness does not erase negative memories; it 'transcends' them giving us back our deepest power which resides in our hearts.

Road-rage is really another expression of inner rage. However, because driving is such a trigger for millions of people, we have labelled it “road-rage”, directing the emotional dysfunction to an external circumstance rather than coming to terms with the internal condition.

There are many people who are consciously aware of their inner rage although they might not know exactly what it is and why it erupts in them.

Human beings have always yearned for serenity and inner peace.

A worthy prayer is a deliberate intention which has been guided by your heart.

The pathological needs of the ego can only survive by creating contradictions to every thought. As you find a solution to one problem another annoyance emerges.

When a human being has been taken over by their inner rage it can be very distressing for those around them and unless they are able to remain calm, present and conscious, their inner rage will also be ignited with sometimes devastating results.