Chanting Hare Krishna is really the same sort of thing as meditation, but I think it has a quicker effect. I mean,… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
Spend more time in daily reflection, contemplation and meditation. Had I done that at 20, things would have been very different in… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
It is hard to produce work in New York. You kind of have to center yourself - do some Zen meditation exercises… — Toyin Odutola Copy Share Image
There are those who feel that meditation is unrealistic or takes them out of the world, and if that was your experience… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Each opportunity to interrupt the onslaught of thoughts and return to the object of meditation is, in fact, a moment of enlightenment” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Nirvikalpa samadhi or sahaja samadhi is all the way up. You get above the cloud line to the land of eternal snows… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Prayer is looking out from a different set of eyes, which are not comparing, competing, judging, labeling or analyzing, but receiving the… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
There is an intuitive knowing within us that we are eternal but this gets covered over with the noise we create while… — Mooji Copy Share Image
“While Lou loved the raucous music, loud voices, and chaotic movement of a dinner rush, the calm of prep-work soothed her soul… — Amy E. Reichert Copy Share Image
“To pass from the extremes of danger to safety-from the tumult of war to the tranquility of peace, though sweet in contemplation,… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I practice Buddhism, so I meditate daily, which helps keep me centered and reminds me not to get my knickers in a… — Rosie Fellner Copy Share Image
There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Meditation is the best tool for neutralizing the voice in the head. It's a muzzle for the ego. Being mindful is an… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
One day Mara, the Buddhist god of ignorance and evil, was traveling through the villages of India with his attendants. He saw… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness allows you to face the past with courage, whether it is scarred with pain or caressed with joy, and it gently… — Deborah A. Beasley Copy Share Image
“There is no reason why mindfulness should be different from focusing all one’s attention on one’s work, to be alert and to… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is competition in Zen. Let's not be ridiculous. There is competition in everything in life; being a winner in Zen means,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Vipassan meditation is the best way to unlearn old habits of basal ganglia and amygdala, and strengthen the neocortex of the brain.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
“Even amazing states of bliss, peace, clarity and spaciousness have nothing to do with awakening as these are just experiences coming and… — Enza Vita Copy Share Image
I watch mostly every martial arts movie... I really like movies that aren't just martial arts. I like movies that have spiritual… — Tony Jaa Copy Share Image
You cannot intellectualize God, you cannot, He is beyond your intellect, you cannot understand Him through your intellect. If you have to… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“Yoga practice can make us more and more sensitive to subtler and subtler sensations in the body. Paying attention to and staying… — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
Something that I did, and I developed out of that sonic meditations, which were pieces that I composed in the '70s that… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
“Cultivation of positive emotions, including self-love and self-respect, strengthens our inner resources and opens us to a broader range of thoughts and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
If your body wants comfort, you try to make it learn to give up that. Try to make your body your slave… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I'm a very impatient person, so writing… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The key aspect to meditating is that you close your eyes and engage in thoughts that are positive, uplifting, and create feelings… — Tim McCarthy Copy Share Image
It's hard to keep the energy going sometimes, that's why I like to go with a group of people who are meditating.… — Donna Karan Copy Share Image
The spirit world is able to get through to you easily when your mind is still and clear. Meditation is often referred… — James Van Praagh Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Had a powerful meditation just now - caused an earthquake in Southern California. ...Was meditating on Shiva mantra & earth began to… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Along with my spiritual practices of meditation, affirmative prayer, and visioning, what catalyzes my sense of aliveness is putting those practices into… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
Pray with a pure heart and pray from where you are. God will answer your prayers. There is no need to abandon… — Shri Radhe Maa Copy Share Image
Meditation practice is regarded as a good and in fact excellent way to overcome warfare in the world; our own warfare as… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“In his talk, Suzuki Roshi says that meditation and the whole process of finding your own true nature is one continuous mistake,… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
Just as you wouldn't leave the house without taking a shower, you shouldn't start the day without at least 10 minutes of… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
The bamboo is very much loved by the Zen poets for its tremendous quality of being hollow. Out of this hollowness of… — OSHO Copy Share Image
