There is a word in Old English which belongs wholly to that civilization - "dustsceawung," meaning contemplation of dust. It is a… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
Jesus brooded upon the Divine imminence until at last he could declare, I and my Father are One. — James Allen Copy Share Image
Embrace silence since meditation is the only way to truly come to know your Source. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Patience is the path to opportunities. We gain patience through prayer and meditation. Within that vein, we never consider ourselves having failed.” — Ellen J. Barrier Copy Share Image
It often astonishes me that I did not see the importance of meditation upon Scripture earlier in my Christian life. As the… — George Muller Copy Share Image
I think cosmopolitan spirituality is the best, where we go beyond "My teacher is better than yours" or "My meditation form is… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Is there a meditation that is not the ego trying to become? Is meditation conscious if every effort implies time? — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I benefit from contemplation, but it's a great antidote to that, having someone interesting come into the studio environment to be painted,… — Stuart Pearson Wright Copy Share Image
“Yet there is also something curiously exhilarating about the contemplation of deep time. True, you learn yourself to be a blip in… — Robert Macfarlane Copy Share Image
Through repeated practice of the body scan over time, we come to grasp the reality of our body as whole in the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
“What is meditation? What is leaving one's body? What is fasting? What is holding one's breath? It is fleeing from the self,… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Meditation is the pathway to enlightenment. Move the ego aside and be still, open, clear, bright and fully conscious. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Suddenness," he says. " You do not prepare, you do not explain, you do not apologize. Suddenly, you go. And with you,… — Tea Obreht Copy Share Image
Happiness has to do with how quickly you vibrate. Meditation is a process of speeding up the vibration. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
Watch your thoughts as you watch the street traffic. People come and go; you register without response. It may not be easy… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
Sometimes people will think, I need to have pre-sanctioned spiritual joy. Getting joy from my contemplative meditation practice or getting joy from… — Moby Copy Share Image
If you just sit and spend time with yourself - you were born as you, just you, and that's how you're gonna… — Daphne Zuniga Copy Share Image
What will carry us into living freedom is not the holding of attention so much as the holding of appreciation. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
You should be able to use your intellect and not to be dominated by your intellect. — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance. Through meditation, that’s what we begin to undo. If we see… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Close your eyes and simply "feel" the spot your finger is touching. Then, after a couple of minutes, let your hands down.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Meditation is not spacing-out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves. — Kathleen McDonald Copy Share Image
