The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
By meditation we try to slow down the mechanism of projections. If the mechanism is slowed down and even for a single… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
When you do not know how to handle yourself, where is the need to produce another life. — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. — Diane Arbus Copy Share Image
MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Meditation is a universal practice, and our breath is a universal language.” — Heidi M. Morrison (Heidi Morrison Teachings Copy Share Image
Now the best thing is to put attention to your spirit. If you start putting your attention to spirit, the sweetness of… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
[Students] they did the sonic meditations, I would observe them in their ensembles, and the ensembles improved incredibly. So I knew I… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
“Going through the motions might get the job done, but the change we seek cannot be defined by a checkmark on some… — Marta Mrotek Copy Share Image
See who is in the subject. The investigation leads you to pure consciousness beyond the subject. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
The force that drives the green fuse, as Dylan Thomas said, cannot be understood. So self-discovery is to accept your daily meditation,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension… — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“Meditation is the basis of a life of splendid health, untiring energy, unfailing love, and abiding wisdom. It is the very foundation… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
Yoga is a big misnomer in the west, people don't know what this yoga is. Yoga means union with the divine. When… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
Proper effort is not the effort to make something particular happen. It is the effort to be aware and awake each moment,… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
All the great spiritual traditions have placed major emphasis upon meditation as a path to personal growth. — David Fontana Copy Share Image
“Meditation is like the training or practice grounds. It isn't the goal in and of itself. Many people think that they must… — Shea Matthew Fisher Copy Share Image
Those who sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen. — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
I know that if I do the right amount of, say, meditation and hot yoga or something, I can move the energy… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience - the union of life and peace. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
In Savasana or in meditation, the light of the eyes is drawn towards the lotus of the heart, so that the seat… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The philosophies behind meditation are very current today and are a way of finding some sort of peace. — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
Meditation takes discipline, just like learning how to play piano. If you want to learn how to play the piano, it takes… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image