“We invite mindfulness when the doing is, or is at least treated as, the desired result.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
When you are the Spirit, you are like a brilliant diamond, which is giving light by itself. — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“God is not a person, God is the underlying consciousness in Existence.” — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
The key to meditation is focusing on specific symbols. The symbols are the chakras. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others. — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
There is no letter of the law to follow in Zen. There is a lot of etiquette, but there are no rules. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Intuition means to follow the silent whispers of the inner in a basic “yes” to life.” — Swami Dhyan Giten 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
I've been busy and need to slow my little tail down and sit and meditate somewhere. I do my walking meditations every… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
“Overall, the goal of Zen Meditation is to see things for what they really are. This includes yourself and the world around… — Ian Tuhovsky Copy Share Image
“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there—buried under… — S.J. Scott Copy Share Image
“The spiritual journey or the real path of enlightenment is a never ending relentless wonderful pursuit of being real in the moment… — johnjwillard Copy Share Image
“Contemplation is a roadmap to doubt. Mom calls me impulsive. I like to think i'm intuitive. If you think about something...anything...long enough,… — Brooklyn James Copy Share Image
When people tell me they're trying to meditate, I always know they don't have a format yet that works. I encourage a… — Deborah King Copy Share Image
I'm quite a neurotic thinker, quite an adrenalized person. But after meditation, I felt this beautiful serenity and selfless connection. — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
Inward spiritual practices such as meditation, breathing techniques and self-analysis generate insights and enhance abilities, but none are so useful as learning… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
“Zen has been called the "religion before religion," which is to say that anyone can practice, including those committed to another faith.… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
The very essence of meditation is to be so silent that there is no stirring of thoughts in you, that words don't… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“To a yogi, the breath is the anchor that keeps the mind in the eternal now. Just as an anchored boat still… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
I teach contentment. And the basic principle of contentment is to drop your ego. Don't think for a single moment, "To be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You have to put aside your ideology. Howsoever beautiful it looks, howsoever systematic it looks, howsoever philosophical you have made and decorated… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
It takes a little time to create a gap between the witness and the mind. Once the gap is there, you are… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
When you stand in the present, you become thoughtlessly aware. And this state is the first state you achieve, and this is… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image