Thoughts & the Mind

“Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

“The decision to think in a good or evil way lies with man, and he can thus guide the Divine Power to good or evil purpose!”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

“Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

“If the activity of the feeling is guided by the intuitive perception, all thinking and doing is filled only with beauty, balance, and ennoblement.”

“As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man makes straight his trembling and unsteady thought, which is difficult to guard, difficult to hold back.”

“For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.”

“The foundation for the upbuilding of a new humanity, which you cannot and must not evade, rests in the one sentence: Keep the hearth of your thoughts pure!”

“Throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”

“May the mind think good thoughts, the words speak good, the works do good!”

“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”

“It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult to hold in and flighty, rushing wherever it listeth; a tamed mind brings happiness.”

“Beware of confused thoughts, of all shallowness in thinking.”

“And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind.”

“The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he makes the mind of the people his mind.”

“Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus.”

“You will only be led upwards by all the threads created by your thinking, volition and actions.”

“Not a mother, not a father will do so much, nor any other relative; a well-directed mind will do us greater service.”

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”

“An evil volition presses the spirit down and makes it heavy, whereas a good volition uplifts it.”

“The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.”

“Beware of the anger of the mind, and control thy mind! Leave the sins of the mind, and practise virtue with thy mind!”

“The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.”

“Do not therefore waste the power of thinking, but gather it for defence and for keen thinking, which goes forth like spears and affects everything.”

“The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.”

“As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.”

“The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.”

“Try it, for your thoughts are the messengers you send forth, which return heavily laden with similar thought-forms, good or evil as the case may be.”

“You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.”

“Who, O Great Creator! is the inspirer of the good thoughts within our souls?”

“It is therefore necessary repeatedly to call out to all true seekers: “Give heed to the purity of your thoughts!””

“I, the LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

“As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind.”

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

“Keep the hearth of your thoughts pure and then, above all, exercise the great power of silence if you wish to ascend.”

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.”

“Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, very artful, and they rush wherever they list: thoughts well guarded bring happiness.”

“The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.”

“The words you form, the sentences, shape your outward fate on this earth.”

“Like water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.”

“Those who bridle their mind which travels far, moves about alone, is without a body, and hides in the chamber (of the heart), will be free from the bonds of Mara (the tempter).”

“Through your wishes, your thinking and your volition you are able to poison this world and the beyond, or you may purify and uplift them towards the Light.”

“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.”

“When he has cleansed away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination), he can become without a flaw.”

“For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

“Each one of you is establishing his own kingdom in such a way that it will either uplift you or bury you beneath its ruins.”

“If a man's thoughts are unsteady, if he does not know the true law, if his peace of mind is troubled, his knowledge will never be perfect.”

“Examine me, LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.”

“He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

“Suffer no anxiety; for he who is a sufferer of anxiety becomes regardless of enjoyment of the world and the spirit, and contraction happens to his body and soul.”

“Dull brooding is a waste of power, it is like a swamp, a clammy mire which paralysingly clutches and suffocates all within its reach. But a brisk cheerfulness tears apart the spell of brooding.”

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

“Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an enemy to an enemy, a wrongly-directed mind will do us greater mischief.”

“The instinct is merely awakened and guided by the thoughts! Man can very easily observe with himself that the instinct does not stir, cannot stir when the thoughts for it are lacking!”

“But his delight is in the LORD's law. On his law he meditates day and night.”

“The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.”

“Be not thoughtless, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the evil way, like an elephant sunk in mud.”

“You are answerable for the smallest, most careless thinking; for it causes harm even in the Ethereal World.”

“Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.”