And that’s how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
RUSSELL SIMMONSEmbrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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I don’t miss my prayers and I don’t miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.
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The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
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