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Although the fullness of consciousness is already there as the unmanifested, we are here to bring consciousness into this dimension.", "language": "en", "author": { "name": "Eckhart Tolle", "slug": "eckhart-tolle", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/eckhart-tolle" }, "book": { "title": "A New Earth", "slug": "a-new-earth", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/eckhart-tolle/a-new-earth" }, "character": null, "chapter": null, "chapter_parent": null, "page": null, "verified": false, "original": null, "other_languages": [], "topics": [ { "name": "consciousness", "slug": "consciousness", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/consciousness" }, { "name": "meditation", "slug": "meditation", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/meditation" } ], "source": { "name": "Wikiquote", "url": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/A_New_Earth#Chapter_8,_The_Discovery_of_Inner_Space", "license": { "label": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" } }, "added_at": "2026-09-25T22:55:04" }, { "id": "e62ce9f5-6089-430b-ba14-ac7c42f2a78e", "slug": "this-business-of-seeing", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/russell-brand/revolution/this-business-of-seeing", "text": "This business of seeing divine interconnected beauty in people has been happening more and more lately, and I put it down to meditating too much.", "language": "en", "author": { "name": "Russell Brand", "slug": "russell-brand", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/russell-brand" }, "book": { "title": "Revolution", "slug": "revolution", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/russell-brand/revolution" }, "character": null, "chapter": null, "chapter_parent": null, "page": null, "verified": false, "original": null, "other_languages": [], "topics": [ { "name": "beauty", "slug": "beauty", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/beauty" }, { "name": "meditation", "slug": "meditation", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/meditation" } ], "source": { "name": "Wikiquote", "url": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Russell_Brand#Revolution_(2014)", "license": { "label": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" } }, "added_at": "2026-09-25T22:53:27" }, { "id": "acb30e51-47da-4f21-8481-7943190aa5d2", "slug": "there-are-three", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/thich-nhat-hanh/being-peace/there-are-three", "text": "There are three things I can recommend to you: arranging to have a breathing room in your home, a room for meditation; practicing breathing, sitting, for a few minutes every morning at home with your children; and going out for a slow walking meditation with your children before going to sleep, just ten minutes is enough. These things are very important. 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This is not a retreat, it is a treat.", "language": "en", "author": { "name": "Thich Nhat Hanh", "slug": "thich-nhat-hanh", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/thich-nhat-hanh" }, "book": { "title": "Being Peace", "slug": "being-peace", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/thich-nhat-hanh/being-peace" }, "character": null, "chapter": null, "chapter_parent": null, "page": null, "verified": false, "original": null, "other_languages": [], "topics": [ { "name": "peace of mind", "slug": "peace-of-mind", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/peace-of-mind" }, { "name": "meditation", "slug": "meditation", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/meditation" } ], "source": { "name": "Wikiquote", "url": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh#Being_Peace_(1987)", "license": { "label": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" } }, "added_at": "2026-09-25T22:52:25" }, { "id": "5935da05-5d35-489d-8d32-411c23aff06d", "slug": "meditation-is-to-be-aware", "url": "https://www.leafyquotes.com/thich-nhat-hanh/being-peace/meditation-is-to-be-aware", "text": "Meditation is to be aware of what is going on-in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in the world. Each day 40,000 children die of hunger. The superpowers now have more than 50,000 nuclear warheads, enough to destroy our planet many times. Yet the sunrise is beautiful, and the rose that bloomed this morning along the wall is a miracle. Life is both dreadful and wonderful. To practice meditation is to be in touch with both aspects. Please do not think we must be solemn in order to meditate. 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I wasn't even curious. It sounded like a waste of time. What got me interested, though, was the phrase \"true happiness lies within.\" At first I thought it sounded kind of mean, because it doesn't tell you where the \"within\" is, or how to get there. But still it had a ring of truth. And I began to think that maybe meditation was a way to go within.", "language": "en", "author": { "name": "David J. 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