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> [Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/since-inner-peace-is-the-source-of-all-happiness-we-can-see-how/)

[Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/)

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> [Meditation in action is endlessly more important than meditation in stillness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hakuin-ekaku/meditation-in-action-is-endlessly-more-important-than-meditation-in/)

[Hakuin Ekaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hakuin-ekaku/)

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> [What is important in meditation is the quality of the mind and the heart.It is not what you achieve, or what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/what-is-important-in-meditation-is-the-quality-of-the-mind-and-the/)

[Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/)

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> [“It’s important that meditation is not seen as something that only happens when you are seated in a quiet place. Otherwise spirituality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adyashanti/it-s-important-that-meditation-is-not-seen-as-something-that-only/)

[Adyashanti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adyashanti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/adyashanti-1169_adyashanti_it-s-important-that-meditation-is-not-se_828689.png)

> [There are several different kinds of painful feelings that we might experience, and learning to distinguish and relate to these feelings of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/there-are-several-different-kinds-of-painful-feelings-that-we-might/)

[Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/)

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