I think that the power of the Silent Minute lies in its inherent lack of external direction: what participants actually do during… — Liz Williams Copy Share Image
“A wise man once said, 'Life is like breathing. If you try to hold it, you'll lose it. But let it come… — Curtis Tyrone Jones Copy Share Image
The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
Tantric Zen is all about the practice of zazen meditation. If you meditate well, you'll be in very powerful states of mind… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Whenever a thought occurs, be aware of it, as soon as you are aware of it, it will vanish. If you remain… — Yi Wu Taigen Leighton Copy Share Image
Once the director calls for action, we act; we stop when he says 'Cut.' It is sort of like meditation - unknowingly,… — Mohanlal Copy Share Image
You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
In tantra one does not seek experiences that most people would consider unspiritual and try to see truth in them. In tantra… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“After my first experience via yoga, I became incredibly focused on experiencing that sense of stillness again. The stillness that reminded me… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You cannot see clearly, because you are so full of expectations, hopes,desires. Your eyes are covered with many layers of dust: you… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“At times, life presents us with challenging conditions, and trying to navigate them can be utterly overwhelming. Since our most powerful asset… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I see a Reiki healer from time to time. She sits on my bed, and I lie in her lap. She puts… — Hari Nef Copy Share Image
Men We Reaped is a fiercely felt meditation on the value of life that at once reminds us of its infinite worth… — Peter Ho Davies Copy Share Image
“There is a remarkable picture called 'Contemplation.' It shows a forest in winter and on a roadway through the forest, in absolute… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Experts touted confrontational "encounter," gestalt therapy, bioenergetics, "sensitivity training," meditation, massage, breathing, drugs, and even easy recreational sex. Any or all would… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions are mere appearances, being… — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
Your kundalini rises. She is your mother. She is your individual mother and she gives you the second birth. That's how you… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
Meditation is not a selfish thing. Even though you're diving in and experiencing the Self, you're not closing yourself off from the… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
“In its purest form the term meditation means two things; (1) the state of meditation, which resembles deep dreamless sleep while awake,… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“Interpersonal mindfulness helps us recognize how our behavior affects our students. Our students learn social values primarily by observing and responding to… — Patricia A. Jennings Copy Share Image
Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you focus on the third chakra it has to pull the kundalini from the root center, through the second, up to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Many things embarrass me, but reading isnt one of them. Im not ashamed of my slightly weird collection of prison memoirs. Nor… — Tom Rachman Copy Share Image
You're not insensitive or indifferent, but you're also not vulnerable to the upheavals that cause emotional stress because you can buffer that...… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Zen Buddhism does not preach. Sermons remain words. It waits until people feel stifled and insecure, driven by a secret longing. — Eugen Herrigel Copy Share Image
In this whole world, there are actually very few people who study meditation with an enlightened master. This is because there are… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Definitely, I think it's much more acceptable, the idea of meditation or yoga. The idea of God trying to contact the soul… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
Happy the heart that keeps its twilight hour, And, in the depths of heavenly peace reclined, Loves to commune with thoughts of… — Paul Hamilton Hayne Copy Share Image
The mere notion of photography, when we introduce it into our meditation on the genesis of historical knowledge and its true value,… — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
Every time you sit down to meditate, you have to sit down with a resolve to win. You are going to sit… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Higher meditation is not taught through techniques or words. The real meditation experience is taught inwardly. You shift a person through different… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If you get in a battle with someone, you don't get their power if you win. Power is something that you have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Though we may choose to view them symbolically, dreams are actually no more or less symbolic than everyday waking reality. When the… — Eric Micha'el Leventhal Copy Share Image
Spiritual process is not about chanting a mantra or closing your eyes, spiritual process is essentially about enhancing your perception. — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
“Life only unfolds in moments. The healing power of mindfulness lies in living each of those moments as fully as we can,… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
The quality of mindfulness does not just know something is happening - e.g. there is an emotion, a sensation - but knows… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don't have to be swept away by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
