Quotes About Control

If a man own land, the land owns him.

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all the management of human affairs.

The less government we have, the better—the fewer laws, and the less confided power.

The world is his, who has money to go over it.

Democracy is morose, and runs to anarchy.

He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invated by worry, fret and anxiety.

The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.

There are always those who think they know what is your responsibility better than you do.

In order to enjoy life one must be a master of life—for to be a slave to its inconsistencies can only mean torment; and in order to enjoy the senses one must be master of them. To dominate the actual world you must, like Archimedes, base your fulcrum somewhere beyond.

This took the shape of government announcements paid for by the Directorate of Audio-Visual Publicity (DAVP). While 'liberally granting advertisements to so-called "friendly" periodicals', the DAVP withdrew their favours from those deemed critical of the government.

In March 1973 the government appointed a new chief justice of the Supreme Court. In the past, once a chief justice retired, the most senior member of the bench took his place. This time, Justice A. N. Ray was elevated while three colleagues were ahead of him. The choice was politically motivated, a manifestation of the government's increasing desire to control the judiciary.

From the time of the Congress split, Mrs Gandhi had worked to place loyal individuals in position of authority, and to make public institutions an instrument of her will.

What is a democratic Central Government to do with a Communist state?' he asked. 'What would the American administration do if California or Wisconsin suddenly – and I admit, somewhat unexpectedly – turned Communist? And again, how is a Communist government itself to behave with democratic overlords sitting on its neck?

Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.

Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.

You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it.

Solitude is in the mind of man. One might be in the thick of the world and maintain serenity of mind; such a one is in solitude. Another may stay in a forest, but still be unable to control his mind. He cannot be said to be in solitude. Solitude is a function of the mind. A man attached to desire cannot get solitude wherever he may be; a detached man is always in solitude.

How is breath control the means for mind control? M: There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control, because the mind, like breath, is a part of air, because the nature of mobility is common to both, because the place of origin is the same for both, and because when one of them is controlled the other gets controlled.

The difficulty was in controling the mind. "It is to be done by controling the breath. If you practise it by yourself without help, then the mind is controlled. Otherwise the mind comes under control spontaneously in the presence of a superior power. Such is the greatness of association with the wise (satsanga). 1935may15

Anything that can be controlled is Action not emotion!

Beware of your thoughts, for they are not YOU!"

Do you influence your emotions or are you influenced by your emotions?

Fear drives you from a responsive state to reactive state! Watch On!

Sanity exists only in books, while Insanity rules our lives!