Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“Realizing that meditation is about defocusing, I saw that the next step was to simply choose to defocus the mind from the… — Richard L. Haight Copy Share Image
I should be at peace. I have understood. Don't some say that peace comes when you understand? I have understood. I should… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
When you read a book, you generate beta waves irrespective of the book's content. But if you look up from it, and… — Leonard Shlain Copy Share Image
Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Zen's greatest contribution is to give you an alternative to the serious man. The serious man has made the world, the serious… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“You journey to Olympia to see the work of Phidias; and each of you holds it a misfortune not to have beheld… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
“Love is the radiance, the fragrance of knowing oneself, of being oneself. Love is overflowing joy. Love is when you have seen… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
“Taoists do not look upon meditation as 'practice,' except in the sense that a doctor 'practices' medicine. They have no design to… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
“A teacher’s job is to see students’ potential before they can see it themselves; teachers need to have the faith and foresight… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“Shukladhyan (internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) means Dhyan (internal state of being) of the eternal… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I'm a great supporter of transcendental meditation. I've been using it for almost 40 years now - and I think it's a… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
Meditation makes you innocent, it makes you childlike. In that state, miracles are possible. That state is pure magic. A great transformation… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“But work is life only when done in mindfulness. otherwise, one becomes life the person "who lives as though dead." We need… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
Breathing is important in the practice of meditation because it is the faculty in us that is simultaneously voluntary and involuntary. You… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
Spirituality is about being ready. All the spiritual disciplines of your life - prayer, study, meditation or ritual, religious vows - are… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness: Taking a balanced approach to negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. We cannot ignore our pain and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Prayer doesn’t work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
Try vegetarianism and you will be surprised: meditation becomes far easier. Love becomes more subtle, loses its grossness — becomes more sensitive… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Worldly life increases with artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self) and raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation hurting the self and others), and worldly… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“three simple meditations that can set you on the path of healing: Meditation on the breath. Sit quietly with your eyes closed.… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
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“Once more. Say you are in the country; in some high land of lakes. Take almost any path you please, and ten… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
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Most people think that aging is irreversible and we know that there are mechanisms even in the human machinery that allow for… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
But I guess the nice thing about driving a car is that the physical act of driving itself occupies a good chunk… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
Prayer and meditation are my inner secret and my outer secret. My muscles are next to nothing compared to the muscles of… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
“The inner woman is the source of healing. The inner woman is the source of silence. The inner woman is the source… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
“It looks like fallen petals, and it looks like rain. It looks like the sounds the birds make at dawn. It looks… — D. Smith Kaich Jones Copy Share Image
Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Be aware, and wine becomes water. Be aware - sex becomes love. Be aware - love becomes prayer. Be aware - prayer… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
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I try to find 15 minutes a day to just be alone without any distractions just for headspace to meditate and get… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
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I have to make about a million proofs of everything. I don’t know, it’s just a repetition, like a meditation. You come… — Kiki Smith Copy Share Image
It is not sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by meditation as to the best methods… — Shoghi Effendi Copy Share Image
If you can't fall asleep, learn how to meditate. I would recommend you listen to a beautiful tape called Spiritual Power, Spiritual… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
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