“Contemplation means rest, suspension of activity, withdrawal into the mysterious interior solitude in which the soul is absorbed in the immense and… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
How can a troubled mind Understand the way? If a man is disturbed He will never be filled with knowledge. An untroubled… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Here's an example: someone says, "Master, please hand me the knife," and he hands them the knife, blade first. "Please give me… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
“Better than merely "seeing" the "sense" of people's actions is "feeling" the sense of what they are doing. Going along with the… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“All great myths and stories follow a similar pattern. The hero gets distracted and questions his power. He struggles and flounders until… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Take for instance a man driven to incessant work by a sense of deep insecurity and loneliness; or another one driven by… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
If we confine ourselves to a general and distant reflection on the ills of human life, that can have no effect to… — David Hume Copy Share Image
For years and years you enter into samadhi every day in order to attain liberation. Eternity fashions a new self which you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The primary object of meditation is to not become overly attached to any particular thoughts that may come into to the mind.… — Tim McCarthy Copy Share Image
Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique. You're given a mantra… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Consequently, Christian meditation is entirely trinitarian and at the same time entirely human. In order to find God, no one need reject… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
Meditation is the art of awareness. And once you are aware, out of your awareness your actions will arise - not out… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“What defines you? Is it those hazy memories of yesterday, or last year, or childhood? Is it the emotions and thoughts that… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
The universe is wired with the electricity of God, & each of us is a lamp. It doesn't matter the size or… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
The soil in which the meditative mind can begin is the soil of everyday life, the strife, the pain, and the fleeting… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“The essence of meditation practice in Dzogchen is encapsulated by these four points: ▪ When one past thought has ceased and a… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
You have to learn humility. First of all you have to be humble people. Unless and until you have a large heart… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
Nature has come to a point where now, unless you take individual responsibility, you cannot grow. More than this nature cannot do.… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Meditation is the technique of inner conquest - and that is the real challenge. Those who have any guts should accept the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
In regard to the past, where contemplation is not obscured by desire and the need for action, we see, more clearly than… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It is not enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
“When I was 15 years old, I came in contact with my first ashram, my first spiritual commune, in the form of… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Use all your suffering for meditation, and soon you will come to know that the suffering disappears because the energy starts moving… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
So, to meditate is to purge the mind of its self-centered activity. And if you have come this far in meditation, you… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Meditation opens the door between the conscious and subconscious minds. We meditate to enter the operating system of the subconscious, where all… — Joe Dispenza Copy Share Image
Blessed are those who have known meditation. Only those few people are the blessed people; others are simply groping in darkness. Meditation… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
It is a totally different creativity I am talking about. A Taj Mahal... just watching it on a full moon night, and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
It's your worst sin saving your f***ing life; It's the devil's knife carving holes into your soul so angels have a way… — Andrea Gibson Copy Share Image
“A psychologist came to me for a personal meeting and said, "It's good that it's not a cult." There are two kinds… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible level. It… — Masanobu Fukuoka Copy Share Image
“Most yoga practice starts with the goal of doing the extraordinary and supernatural— to place the feet behind the head, balance on… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Don’t think about your problems during your practice. Push them aside very gently. Take a break from all that worrying and planning.… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
“The essence of meditation is to induce a mind which is totally relaxed and at the same time totally aware. If you… — Ani Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
I have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
What meaning do our lives have if we cannot set aside at least one hour a day out of 24 for thinking… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Yoga is more a state than a methodology. A state where there is nothing missing. You don't feel like you have to… — Colleen Saidman Copy Share Image
What are you to do? You are always to remember that you are the child of a Great Father. You must not… — Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Copy Share Image
The chakras are specialized energy centers which connect us to the multidimensional universe. The chakras are dimensional portals within the subtle bodies… — Richard Gerber Copy Share Image
