Mahatma Gandhi Well, I think this is a pretty powerful quote. Most of Gandhi's are, he was so free, free from all the harmful things that come from loving the body. I feel this applies to me a little at the moment. I recently came down with a case of Poison Oak, and I mean, it is everywhere! Even on my face, needless to say, I don't really feel like going out in public with all these blisters shooting golden-rod pus out... sorry if that was graphic, but when I really sat down and thought about it. How lucky am I that something like this only affects my body, rather than my mind. After all, that is really all that matters. Thank god for that blood brain barrier...
It is funny how Gandhi says you will never imprison my mind. The times I feel most imprisoned is when I am in a normal setting with normal people, but no one has one thing to say that is worth thinking about. This reminds me of a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt... “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people” How right on is that one? It is almost equivalent of a plague to sit in a room with a group of people who are in an intense gossip session. Our minds are so capable of running on such a high level of thinking, unfortunately that level is rarely achieved in the daily routines of most people. However, it is so rewarding once this level is reached. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I am anywhere near the peak of my enlightenment, but I know it's there, I know I can get there, I know I am on the path; even that small distinction from the "average" man (if you will) is exponential. I don't think we should ever stop learning, never turn your back on your curiosity, strive toward the mysterious... “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes That is in harmony with one of my previous posts about how the more I learn, the more I want to learn. This quote shows why getting out there and living, experiencing things and learning are so important. Learning is food for the mind, and that is so much more important than food for the body (sometimes :] ). I just wish I could poke people, and they would wake up, see the potential in themselves and start transforming their minds. Learning shouldn't be a hard process that is on par with taking a wheat grass shot, it should be something we exert ourselves for, fighting for every last bit of knowledge we can get...
In my opinion...
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