Mind Over Matter Quotes

Mind over Matter Zen story:

An accomplished though conceited young archer once dared a Zen master famed for his prowess in archery, to a test of their skills. The youth’s proficiency was extraordinary. His first arrow found its target, a far off bull’s eye, with ease; with his next shot, he split the first arrow into two.

Think you can match that ? he asked the old man condescendingly.

Instead of responding, the elderly monk gestured to the young man to follow him higher up the mountain. After some time, they arrived at a deep gorge. An old and decidedly unsteady log spanned the distance to the other side. The master serenely walked to the middle of the log, aimed at a distant tree and in a clean movement, loosed an arrow that flew straight into the tree trunk.

Your turn now, said he, stepping back casually onto the cliff edge.

The youth stared into the chasm yawning below and trembled uncontrollably. He could not put a foot onto the log, much less take aim at anything beyond.

The master observed, You have great control over your bow, but little with the mind that lets loose the arrow!

Mind over matter: Kill the ego to attain true power and skill.

Mind over matter quotes

“It is the mind that makes the body.” – Sojourner Truth

“Forget size, speed and strength. It’s what’s inside the head that really makes an athlete brilliant”. -espn

“Getting fit is all about mind over matter. I don’t mind, so it doesn’t matter.” – Adam Hargreaves (Mr. Lazy’s Guide to Fitness)

“If you can’t change the world, then change yourself. And if you can’t change yourself, then change your world.” -Kurt Jeffries

“If you dream it, you can do it.” -Walt Disney

“Those who have hurt you in the past, cannot continue to hurt you now, unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.” -rw

“It’s good to have things money can buy…it’s better to have things money can’t buy. Be yourself.”

“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, age don’t matter.” -Leroy Satchel Paige

“The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it’s a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free. -Charles R. Swindoll

“If you quit, you’ve let the matter defeat your mind”. -km

“Your mind will overcome anything. That is, anything that matters to you”. -km

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t you are right!” -Henry Ford

“Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind -Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

Funny mind over matter quote:

What is Mind? It doesn’t matter. What is matter? Never Mind.

Mind over matter quotes to be continued…