Go to the truth beyond the mind. Love is the bridge.
Stephen LevineRead
In Chinese, the word for heart and mind is the same -- Hsin. For when the heart is open and the mind is clear they are of one substance, of one essence.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the unity of heart and mind, suggesting that emotional openness and mental clarity are interconnected.
Stephen Levine's quote highlights the profound connection between our emotions and thoughts, as expressed through the Chinese word 'Hsin', which represents both heart and mind. By advocating for an open heart and a clear mind, Levine encourages a holistic approach to experiencing life, where emotional intelligence and rational thought work in harmony to create a deeper understanding of oneself and the world around us.
Themes
HeartMindUnityClarityEmotionsThoughts
In practice
Example use cases
In a mindfulness workshop, this quote can remind participants of the importance of aligning their emotions and thoughts.
More from Stephen Levine
All quotes →I have seen many die, surrounded by loved ones, and their last words were ‘I love you.’ There were some who could no longer speak yet with their eyes and soft smile left behind that same healing message. I have been in rooms where those who were dying made it feel like sacred ground. (26)
Stephen LevineRead
Our suffering is caused by holding on to how things might have been, should have been, could have been.
Stephen LevineRead
If there is a single definition of healing it is to enter with mercy and awareness those pains, mental and physical, from which we have withdrawn in judgment and dismay. (48)
Stephen LevineRead
I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table; indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.'; They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason; they just love.
Stephen LevineRead
Gratitude is the state of mind of thankfulness. As it is cultivated, we experience an increase in our "sympathetic joy," our happiness at another's happiness. Just as in the cultivation of compassion, we may feel the pain of others, so we may begin to feel their joy as well. And it doesn't stop there.
Stephen LevineRead
Similar quotes
To my astonishment, everything that I had assumed was now questioned by the findings. What started off as a search for identity that appeared to be purely Scottish in origin ended up as a discovery of my migrant roots - indeed an understanding that almost all of our families, at some stage, have been migrants - and my European roots.
Gordon BrownRead
Without you, without your onslaughts, without your uprootings of us, we should remain all our lives inert, stagnant, puerile, ignorant both of ourselves and of God. You who batter us and then dress our wounds, you who resist us and yield to us, you who wreck and build, you who shackle and liberate, the sap of our souls, the hand of God, the flesh of Christ: it is you, matter, that I bless.
Pierre Teilhard De ChardinRead
I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
Edgar Allan PoeRead
If we cannot make a profit, that means we are committing a sort of crime against society. We take society's capital, we take their people, we take their materials, yet without a good profit, we are using precious resources that could be better used elsewhere.
Konosuke MatsushitaRead
Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.
Mildred D. TaylorRead
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
John MiltonRead