Meditation is a practice of detaching and then stopping ourselves from thinking; our thoughts are interruptions in the flow of awareness. Consciousness,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Educators and mindfulness instructors of the Mindfulness in Schools Project developed a curriculum called “.b” (pronounced “dot bee”), which stands for “Stop,… — Patricia A. Jennings Copy Share Image
Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and… — Allen Klein Copy Share Image
Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Meditation gives you personal power. You will notice that people will treat you differently as you progress because they can feel that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's not like me and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr hang out every week, but we keep together in promoting Transcendental Meditation. — Donovan Copy Share Image
Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an unsolvable riddle. But the contemplation of that riddle - even though… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
When I enter into nirvikalpa samadhi, most can see this light, or feel it. This light creates very powerful, steady spiritual transformation.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When you touch the celestial in your heart, you will realize that the beauty of your soul is so pure, so vast… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. 'I am that I am' sums up the whole truth.… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
“Some incidents can make us angry. Anger may accompany us along a road we have not always chosen freely to walk. Outrage… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one’s body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
“Just as mind rises up and rebels at un unskillful attempt to subdue it in meditation, a relationship will fall apart if… — Mark Epstein Copy Share Image
“Concentration "without" is illustrated when you devote all your attention upon Nature, such as learning a trade, a profession, a science, an… — A. P. Mukerji Copy Share Image
“People slip spontaneously into moments of concentration all the time—while reading a book, exercising, playing chess, or creating art. A yogi seeks… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“When many voices are speaking at once, listen to the one most quiet and gentle. That’s the one worth listening to. ~… — Miranda* Linda Weisz Copy Share Image
“Faith is the muscle of the spirit. It is strengthened through study, prayer, and meditation. As exercise builds muscle and our bodies… — Gerard de Marigny Copy Share Image
It is necessary to learn how to do a systems analysis of your life, to learn about the effects of places, people,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Mindfulness and being very aware of what's happening around you keeps you present and helps to keep unnecessary stress from your mind. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit. — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
When you concentrate on the middle of your chest - this is where loving awareness lives. This is the spiritual heart. Not… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
If you learn to go beyond the jabbering of your mind, and can go to the deeper aspects of your consciousness, then… — Rama Swami Copy Share Image
What we're seeking to do is internalize perception. Perception is very much involved with the senses and the mental processes and the… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“When we do our best to treat others with kindness, it’s often a struggle to determine which actions best express our love… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Tantra won't work unless you've been trapped by spirituality. You have to be trapped by spirituality before you can be liberated from… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Your mind is a constant traffic of thoughts, and it is always rush hour, day in, day out. Meditation means to watch… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Meditation suffers from a towering PR problem.… If you can get past the cultural baggage, though, what you’ll find is that meditation… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
Meditation, especially for people who don't know very much about it and think it's this very hippy dippy thing, can really be… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation,… — Samuel Alexander Copy Share Image
“The day that you are born, is the day the planet becomes a bit more human - Mother Earth whispers, let there… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Meditation is not hard to understand. Anyone who knows how to worry knows how to meditate. Worriers are skilled in the meditation… — Jim Berg Copy Share Image
“We don't have to be harsh with ourselves when we think, sitting here, that our meditation or our oryoki or the way… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
What is Zen? Simple, simple, so simple. Infinite gratitude toward all things past; infinite service to all things present; infinite responsibility to… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
“Concentration (ekagrata) is that which is with egoism,whereas meditation (dhyan) is that which remains untouched (nirlep) by the ego.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I used homeopathy, acupuncture, yoga and meditation in conjunction with my chemotherapy to help me get stronger again after the cancer. I… — Olivia Newton-John Copy Share Image
A human being is like a seed. Either you can keep it as it is, or you can make it grow into… — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get, so I very much recommend a… — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
If we didn't spend so much time reacting to things, we would spend less time feeling bothered. We would be able to… — Angelina Love Copy Share Image
