Listening to radio was like group meditation or a moment of silence in church. You can't get the same effect with TV… — Jackson Beck Copy Share Image
Just so we're clear, I'm not zen by any stretch of the imagination. However, what I've read about change being the only… — Patrick Fabian Copy Share Image
“Anything you do to prevent inauspicious contemplation (durdhyan, to hurt others by mind,body,speech,etc.) is dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation, to not hurt anyone, to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Nowadays, the practice of yoga stops with just asanas. Very few even attempt dharana and dhyana (deeper meditation) with seriousness. There is… — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Copy Share Image
Some people, of course, say they're practicing tantra. There are a lot of books on tantric sexual practice in local bookstores. These… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Seeing the Way is like going into a dark room with a torch; the darkness instantly departs, while the light alone remains.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The habit of spending nearly every waking moment lost in thought leaves us at the mercy of whatever our thoughts happen to… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
What's encouraging about meditation is that, even if we shut down, we can no longer shut down in ignorance. We see very… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Thoughts are impediments to seeing your deepest nature. Don't give rise to any thought, and discover who you are. That ocean of… — H. W. L. Poonja Copy Share Image
“Smiles and kindness bring so much more than money can buy. Help and acceptance are all that is needed when you see… — Jennifer Sodini Copy Share Image
The precise laziness is akin to letting your eyes blur or glimpsing what's at the corners in peripheral vision. Or those moments… — Dawn Lundy Martin Copy Share Image
“Whether it is in your work, or your relationships, or your food choices, or your interaction with any part of nature, or… — Evita Ochel Copy Share Image
“We don’t find God in temples and cathedrals. We don’t find Him by standing on a prayer rug or sitting in a… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Meditation means getting out of the mind, looking at the mind from the outside. That's exactly the meaning of the word 'ecstasy':… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Root chakra: “I am secure, steady, and strong. I am centered.” Sacral chakra: “I experience my feelings and emotions, and express intimacy.… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
People talk of peace, "We should have peace" - how can you have peace? It's not possible, is an impossible situation. You… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
Total relaxation is the ultimate. That's the moment when one becomes a buddha. That is the moment of realization, enlightenment, christ-consciousness. You… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I run; that's sort of my meditation. I've been to therapy in the past when I've had crisis moments in my life;… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
It is necessary to go through all the daily tasks and bring perfection to them, to learn to be perfect in your… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When we pay attention, whatever we are doing...is transformed and becomes a part of our spiritual path. We begin to notice details… — Rick Fields Copy Share Image
“Man does not have to go farther than his own inner experience of the soul’s contemplation of this spiritual-reality presence to find… — Various Copy Share Image
I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong,… — Kazuaki Tanahashi Copy Share Image
How can you work on letting your thoughts go and getting synchronized into the moment and questioning your wild imagination. But I… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
“Loving ourselves calls us to give up the illusion that we can control everything and focuses us on building our inner resource… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Staying cooped up in one place is frustrating and I try to keep myself occupied - with yoga, meditation, cooking, reading, watching… — Shriya Saran Copy Share Image
Sahaja samadhi means that you have just gone back and forth so many times that there is no back and forth. All… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What you focus on you become. If you spend an hour or two a day meditating and focusing on light, then you… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, it's not about meditation or belief in some scripture or religion, it's about flowing with the river of life, it's about… — Om Swami Copy Share Image
Enlightenment, meditation is really a shift in perception. It's not a thing that you go and do or become, since you're already… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the… — Henepola Gunaratana Copy Share Image
There are planes that are not light. There are planes that are shadowy. But that is not our interest in meditation. We… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The quiet mind is richer than a crown…Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss beggars enjoy when princes oft do… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Most writers agree on the fact that Zen is not to be understood but to be lived; and far from being incompatible… — Robert Linssen Copy Share Image
“Meditation is not something that you can “do”; it is something that has to happen spontaneously, only when the practice has been… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“I was unprepared for the firsthand experience of mindfulness. The way that awareness … revealed a sense of well-being right there in… — Dawn Downey Copy Share Image
I think to say that meditation is helpful to artists is true and it's great, but it's also essentially helpful to any… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
Meditation erases conditioning. It allows a person to channel the kundalini energy through their subtle physical body and reach enlightened states of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
My mornings consist of prayer, meditation & listening to Bob Marley. Perfect way to create a positive atmosphere & a positive day. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance.… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
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