Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
The soul of a true christian, as I then wrote my meditations, appeared like such a little white flower as we see… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“When our body decides to get into the action before our brain consents, we must ask who calls the shots. Are we… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
As you meditate, over time your consciousness becomes awake within itself. The silent witness within saturates and illuminates the mind so that… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Nowadays, mindfulness has become a catch-all word, but the general principle of trying to be more conscious and aware in our daily… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
No matter what I write or speak about, it always has some connection to how our spiritual understanding impacts the world we… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Someone was sitting in front of a sunflower, watching the sunflower, a cup of sun, and so I tried it too. It… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
Meditation is nothing but putting the mind aside, putting the mind out of the way, and bringing a witnessing which is always… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Dharma gives you the balance. It gives you the establishment into proper behavior, proper understanding, proper living, but it doesn't give you… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“The greatest miracle in the world is that you are, that I am. To be is the greatest miracle—and meditation opens the… — Osho Copy Share Image
In the West, it is the opposite, like you are using these practices [meditation and yoga ] to further your ego by… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
“Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself. And, when one begins to understand oneself, not… — Kalidas Joshi Copy Share Image
“How would you define the impression of a dark night, of an ancient forest, of the wind moaning through ruins or over… — Benjamin Constant Copy Share Image
“Spiritual reading, discursive meditation, and prayer prepare our hearts for contemplation. Contemplation is a state of realized oneness with God. When engaged… — James Finley Copy Share Image
After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Such a person needs meditation more than anyone else because they are headed for a crisis. If stress and anxiety are so… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
The relic from before birth Enters one's heart one day. Be as careful as if you were holding a full vessel, Be… — Sun Bu'er Copy Share Image
If I could live in a tiny dwelling on a rock in the ocean, surrounded by the waves of the sea and… — Cuthbert Copy Share Image
“instead of being aware of your thoughts, you’re aware that you’re aware of your thoughts. You have turned the light of consciousness… — Michael A. Singer Copy Share Image
Once released from life, having lost it in such violence, I couldn’t calculate my steps. I didn’t have time for contemplation. In… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
“From which moment is it considered saiyam (a state free of anger-pride-deceit-greed, attachment and abhorrence)? What is the beginning of saiyam? From… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Those scenes of solitude from which the hand of nature have never been lifted, affect the mind with a more deep-toned emotion… — Thomas Cole Copy Share Image
“There are two postures in Zazen—that is to say, the crossed-leg sitting, and the half crossed-leg sitting. Seat yourself on a thick… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
Relationship is the mirror: see your face there. Always remember relationship is the mirror. If your meditation is going deep, your relationship… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“I was tired in the evening yesterday. I felt drained by the last days outer conflicts. I felt separated from life. Suddenly… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The master is within; meditation is meant to remove the ignorant idea that he is only outside. If he is a stranger… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Over time, years of meditation gave me glimpses of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all life. I experienced that on one level… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
My meditation techniques ARE dangerous. In fact there cannot be any meditation techniques which are not dangerous. If they are not dangerous,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
There are several different kinds of painful feelings that we might experience, and learning to distinguish and relate to these feelings of… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
When I was working at Omega, I took this Zen retreat, where you're quiet, you don't say anything for a week, and… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
The navel region is the centre of the vital. It is from here that the movements of the vital rise upward. Above… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
“Contemplation, on the contrary, is the experiential grasp of reality as subjective, not so much “mine” (which would signify “belonging to the… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
A man of meditation functions differently. Whatever profession he chooses, it does not matter. He will bring to his profession some quality… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Mind can only desire, and each desire is going to be frustrated. Instead of bringing more meditation, it will bring you more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Meditation is not contemplation because it is not thinking at all - consistent, inconsistent, crazy, sane. It is not thinking at all;… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Yoga practice is the most natural thing in the world. The body was designed to move in dynamic ways, and the lungs… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Although the repetition of a word or phrase is a preparatory practice and is itself not meditation, choosing a word or phrase… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
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