Meditation Quotes · Page 49

I prefer thought to action, an idea to a transaction, contemplation to activity.

— Honore de Balzac

It is important to learn that love is your life, love is spirituality.

— Nirmala Srivastava

Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

With meditation, you become a sensitized superhero, completely in control, with endless possibilities at your fingertips.

— Tara Stiles

Books that talk about 'contemplation' often seem to have been written on Jupiter. This one is a sterling exception.

— Martin Laird

“Meditation on the holy Scriptures , free us from mental slavery.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

— Francis Quarles

Meditation is the means through which the Soul dictates and guides the mind for all good.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The mind creates all the problems for an individual or for the collective. One has to go beyond the mind into thoughtless…

— Nirmala Srivastava

“Mark also pointed out that mindfulness was a skill—one that would improve as I got more meditation hours under my belt. In…

— Dan Harris

Start with meditation, and things will go on growing in you—silence, serenity, blissfulness, sensitivity. And whatever comes out of meditation, try to…

— Rajneesh

I've always said that lovingkindness and compassion are inevitably woven throughout meditation practice even if the words are never used or implied,…

— Sharon Salzberg

We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than…

— Jacob Bronowski

Zen has no theory. It is a non-theoretical approach into reality. It has no doctrine and no dogma - hence it has…

— Rajneesh

My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is…

— Anonymous

Meditation is a state of no-mind! You can not find meditation through the mind .. because mind will perpetuate itself! You can…

— Rajneesh

Children, set aside at least half an hour in the morning and in the evening for spiritual practices. After bathing in the…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

“But sooner or later we find that not everything is to our liking in this book. It starts out sweet to our…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“At most unsuspected moments, we may all be victims of life's mishaps and realize we must ask ourselves how to run up…

— Erik Pevernagie

“Zen is a journey of exploration and a way of living that, in and of itself, does not belong to any one…

— Chris Prentiss

“In meditation which is a continuous flow of staying in the state at all times and in every circumstance there is neither…

— Patrul Rinpoche

“Mindfulness is an invitation to change that pattern and to become aware of where we are and how we got here. Mindfulness…

— Maia Duerr

“Realisation of the Self (attaining Soul) is itself a samadhi (state of inner bliss). Samadhi will not leave amidst eating, drinking sitting,…

— Dada Bhagwan

Meditation is not something restricted to times of formal seated meditation; it is most fundamentally an attitude of being-a resting in and…

— Adyashanti

Vipassana meditation is not just seeing the things inside. It is also seeing the seer.

— Amit Ray

Meditation cannot be taught, it can only be caught. I am meditation. If you are available you can catch it.

— Rajneesh

When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.

— Tenzin Palmo

“See with a different eye, visualize with a colorful mind, manifest your thoughts with the energy within.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“True human connection is found at the level of pure consciousness.”

— Patrick Zeis

Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.

— Sharon Salzberg

“A forced contemplation of the heavens, crisp and angelic blue, a classic prelude to death.”

— Rachel Kushner

“Visiting the sick' is an orgasm of superiority in the contemplation of our neighbor's helplessness”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

One hour of meditation on the work of the creator is better than seventy years of prayer.

— Prophet Muhammad

Faith is the subject of the head. Devotion is the subject of the heart and meditation connects both.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

As you meditate, you'll develop a sense of humor so that you can laugh at yourself, which you need to do in…

— Frederick Lenz

“ACCEPTANCE Acceptance is a big energy saver. It consumes a fraction of energy but lights up our whole world.”

— Amar Ochani

Contemplation must bring forth right action in order to permit further growth.

— Robert A. Heinlein

I like to start my day with meditation followed by yoga and then exercise.

— Shakti Mohan

If anyone steps on your ego, instantly, he becomes your enemy. But a Guru is a friend who constantly tramples your ego.

— Jaggi Vasudev