“The miracle of yoga is not that we get to reshape the external world—to bend the laws of time and space. The… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Without meditation, and without a relationship to your mind, you fail to use the power of the mind. You fail to rely… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
“I promise from now on to always make time for at least one more. One more chapter before I turn out the… — Cristen Rodgers Copy Share Image
“Sant Mat (the path and teachings as taught and practiced by saints) delineates the path of union of soul with the Divine.… — Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj Copy Share Image
When I use the words 'inner journey', I simply mean that you have looked at one aspect of the journey in your… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Meditation is a journey to know yourself. Knowing yourself has many layers. Start knowing your bodily discomforts. Know your success, know your… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
When we raise ourselves through meditation to what unites us with the spirit, we quicken something within us that is eternal and… — Rudolf Steiner Copy Share Image
Once you are enlightened, you don't do wrong things. You don't take to wrong things. Then you start understanding all these prophets,… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
Do not get up immediately at the end of the archana. The beloved deity should be brought from the seat in front… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“Everything you think about is a meditation, and you could say that the very form of your consciousness follows what you put… — James Curcio Copy Share Image
“Our visions of courage are what poet Sarah Teasdale describes as “holy thoughts that star the night.” Meditation on Freedom Awakening Courage… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
One has to reach to the absolute state of awareness: that is Zen. You cannot do it every morning for a few… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Sometimes I come across a tree which seems like Buddha or Jesus: loving, compassionate, still, unambitious, enlightened, in eternal meditation, giving pleasure… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
You're always striving for a place of Zen. Or a flow state, where you kind of transcend reality and you go to… — Evan Rachel Wood Copy Share Image
“At the same time all the houses round about promptly took part in this silence, and so did the darkness above them,… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
Why are we such tortured human beings, with tears in our eyes and false laughter on our lips? If you could walk… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Not everyone wants to take up meditation, but most people can feel an alignment with values like mutual respect, insightful investigation, listening… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it’s about letting go of control. This is meditation. Anything else is actually a… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
Contemplation: I read a lot of books on philosophy and religion, and try to keep always growing in that part of my… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
“We know Existence, because we are existence. We know Truth, because we are truth. We know Life, because we are life itself.… — Robert Cosmar Copy Share Image
There is a common misunderstanding that during meditation the mind should never engage in processing thoughts. It is okay in meditation for… — Tim McCarthy Copy Share Image
“The process of applying Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP) in the workplace or any environment has a much more far-reaching effect than simply… — Christopher Dines Copy Share Image
For that, one has to drop all the masks, one has to risk many things, particularly respectability. That is a bribe by… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Man in his madness doesn't realize that God has made him from amoeba to this stage for some purpose. There is a… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“It's a rare gift to be appreciated by even one person. In life, the majority may not ever notice you. Know You're… — Sereda Aleta Dailey Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have… — Ayya Khema Copy Share Image
At the very outset I have to tell you that truth is what it is. You cannot mold it, you cannot change… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
I should like to be the landscape which I am contemplating, I should like this sky, this quiet water to think themselves… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“If people think they can “do” meditation, then they become frustrated every time they don’t achieve the state. In the same way… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
Taking the one seat describes two related aspects of spiritual work. Outwardly, it means selecting one practice and teacher among all the… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
People who say, "I don't believe in God," I want to say to them, "Forget the G O D word. But can… — Agapi Stassinopoulos Copy Share Image
Men are constantly attracted and deluded by two opposite charms: the charm of competence which is engendered by mathematics and everything akin… — Leo Strauss Copy Share Image
Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering.… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
“The New Man is the most important things that is happening in the world today. The new man will have to find… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Children, daily practice of yoga or sun salutations (surya-namaskara) is very good for health and for spiritual practice. Lack of proper exercise… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“When it comes right down to it, the challenge of mindfulness is to realize that “this is it” Right now is my… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Meditation is a powerful spiritual practice that can alter your state of mind and change your life. On a spiritual level, regular… — Sarah Rowland Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as an ideal state of meditation. Awareness allows us to relate to our mental processes and to… — Sadhak Anshit Copy Share Image