--- title: "9 Good Meditation Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Good Meditation quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Good Meditation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/johannes-tauler-16764_beneficial_a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interr_1540913.jpg" --- > [A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johannes-tauler/a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interrupted-by-occasional-nodding/) [Johannes Tauler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johannes-tauler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/johannes-tauler-16764_beneficial_a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interr_1540913.jpg) > [I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-strahovski/i-ve-never-been-good-at-meditation-but-surfing-is-the-closest-i-ve/) [Yvonne Strahovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvonne-strahovski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/yvonne-strahovski-7589_come_i-ve-never-been-good-at-meditation-but-s_3088139.jpg) > [I'm also good at meditation. It involves doing nothing and everything at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-oldfield/i-m-also-good-at-meditation-it-involves-doing-nothing-and-everything/) [Mike Oldfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-oldfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/mike-oldfield-33105_doing-nothing_i-m-also-good-at-meditation-it-involves_1511556.jpg) > [Walk aimlessly in the streets; this is a good meditation! Walk aimlessly in the forests; this is a good meditation!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/walk-aimlessly-in-the-streets-this-is-a-good-meditation-walk/) [Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_forests_walk-aimlessly-in-the-streets-this-is-a_2684749.jpg) > [A lot of people have realized that a good spiritual practice and a good meditation practice have real benefit. It’s not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moby/a-lot-of-people-have-realized-that-a-good-spiritual-practice-and-a/) [Moby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/moby-549_benefits_a-lot-of-people-have-realized-that-a-goo_1593705.png) > [You might have extensive bouts of thinking exceedingly nasty thoughts, but because you are relating to those thoughts with mindfulness and compassion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/you-might-have-extensive-bouts-of-thinking-exceedingly-nasty-thoughts/) [Sharon Salzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-salzberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/sharon-salzberg-562_compassion_you-might-have-extensive-bouts-of-thinki_2306622.jpg) > [There are many good forms of meditation practice. A good meditation practice is any one that develops awareness or mindfulness of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/there-are-many-good-forms-of-meditation-practice-a-good-meditation/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/jack-kornfield-936_awareness_there-are-many-good-forms-of-meditation_1910210.jpg) > [“skipped my meditation because of a headache and Fuji looked somber and lifeless … Today after a couple of hours of good meditation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshi-p-kapleau/skipped-my-meditation-because-of-a-headache-and-fuji-looked-somber/) [Roshi P. Kapleau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshi-p-kapleau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/roshi-p-kapleau-63025_death_skipped-my-meditation-because-of-a-heada_1514546.jpg) > [The so-called transcendental meditation is nothing but a psychological tranquilizer. It is nothing—just a tranquilizer. It helps, but it is good for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/the-so-called-transcendental-meditation-is-nothing-but-a/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/rajneesh-54_boredom_the-so-called-transcendental-meditation_3103640.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-meditation/#itemlist", "name": "Good Meditation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johannes Tauler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johannes-tauler/a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interrupted-by-occasional-nodding/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/johannes-tauler-16764_beneficial_a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interr_1540913.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/johannes-tauler-16764_beneficial_a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interr_1540913.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/johannes-tauler-16764_beneficial_a-good-meditation-even-when-it-is-interr_1540913.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many…” — Johannes Tauler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yvonne Strahovski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-strahovski/i-ve-never-been-good-at-meditation-but-surfing-is-the-closest-i-ve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/yvonne-strahovski-7589_come_i-ve-never-been-good-at-meditation-but-s_3088139.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/yvonne-strahovski-7589_come_i-ve-never-been-good-at-meditation-but-s_3088139.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/yvonne-strahovski-7589_come_i-ve-never-been-good-at-meditation-but-s_3088139.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.” — Yvonne Strahovski", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm also good at meditation. 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