The key to maintaining your inspiration in the day-to-day work of meditation practice is to approach it as play—a happy opportunity to… — Thanissaro Bhikkhu Copy Share Image
You are a Buddha, and so is everyone else. I didn't make that up. It was the Buddha himself who said so.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I now make meditation a daily part of my life. Ideally, I would find 20 minutes, twice a day, to sit and… — Elizabeth Vargas Copy Share Image
“Dharma (Religion) is such a hidden thing that no one can know about it. Dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation) does not occur by going… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The mind is the only level at which any lasting change can occur—it is the soil in which we plant our hopes… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Meditation... dissolves the mind. It erases itself. Throws the ego out on its big brittle ass. — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“art is a meditation upon external reality rather than a representation of external reality” — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
Most of your desires are not really about yourself. You just picked them up from your social surroundings. — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
“Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, when asked how to strike a better balance between family, work and self-realisation says: "You need the intention, good scheduling,… — Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel Dakini Power Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Copy Share Image
So the Buddha is presenting awakening not as a single mystical experience that may come upon us at some meditation, some private… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
The beauty of self realization lies in secretly working out within you everything that is virtuous, that is beautiful, that is joyful. — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“Many people try to find a spiritual path where they do not have to face themselves but where they can still liberate… — Chögyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
So to have peace, the best way to put your mind right is to think of good things. Think of the flowers,… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“Though it may seem counter intuitive to our inner perfectionist, recognizing our mistakes as valuable lessons (not failures) helps us lay the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The practice of meditation is a way of continuing one's confusion, chaos, aggression, and passion—but working with it, seeing it from the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect. — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
From the passions arise worry, and from worry arises fear. Away with the passions, and no fear, no worry. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Meditation is very important to me. I feel off-balance when I skip a day. — Melissa Rauch Copy Share Image
