--- title: "18 Stop Thoughts Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 18 Stop Thoughts quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Stop Thoughts sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/frederick-lenz-8_samadhi_when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the_614651.jpg" --- > [When you stop your thoughts, you stop the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the-world/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/frederick-lenz-8_samadhi_when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the_614651.jpg) > [The good news is that you don't have to stop thoughts completely to meditate. It takes a long time to stop thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-good-news-is-that-you-don-t-have-to-stop-thoughts-completely-to/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/frederick-lenz-8_buddhism_the-good-news-is-that-you-don-t-have-to_958416.jpg) > [When you have grown accustomed to sitting and meditating, try to stop your thoughts. That's the bottom line in meditative practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/when-you-have-grown-accustomed-to-sitting-and-meditating-try-to-stop/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/frederick-lenz-8_accustomed_when-you-have-grown-accustomed-to-sittin_1043324.jpg) > [Try and stop your thoughts. Be patient and then the kundalini will flow through you and bring about substantial changes in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/try-and-stop-your-thoughts-be-patient-and-then-the-kundalini-will/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/frederick-lenz-8_awareness_try-and-stop-your-thoughts-be-patient-an_3235263.jpg) > [Stop your thoughts, but stay awake, and you will experience the great ocean of peace beyond the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stop-your-thoughts-but-stay-awake-and-you-will-experience-the-great/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/anonymous-1_peace_stop-your-thoughts-but-stay-awake-and-yo_1538717.jpg) > [The path is focus. The power of focus is absolutely essential. To stop all thoughts, you have to have tremendous power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-path-is-focus-the-power-of-focus-is-absolutely-essential-to-stop/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/frederick-lenz-8_essentials_the-path-is-focus-the-power-of-focus-is_1794778.jpg) > [“When the incessant desire for expression about any of the infinite subjects (including God and Guru) through any of the endless modes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dheeraj-tripathi/when-the-incessant-desire-for-expression-about-any-of-the-infinite/) [Dheeraj Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dheeraj-tripathi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/dheeraj-tripathi-232655_chatter_when-the-incessant-desire-for-expression_3231204.jpg) > [Never try to stop the thoughts. If you try to stop the thoughts they will become bigger and greater and they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-adams/never-try-to-stop-the-thoughts-if-you-try-to-stop-the-thoughts-they/) [Robert Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/robert-adams-4362_bigger_never-try-to-stop-the-thoughts-if-you-tr_703124.png) > [With the power of one's will we stop thought and move into alternate forms of perception. We gain that power through practicing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/with-the-power-of-one-s-will-we-stop-thought-and-move-into-alternate/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/frederick-lenz-8_buddhism_with-the-power-of-one-s-will-we-stop-tho_130239.jpg) > [Thoughts come and go. It's impossible to stop your thoughts, but the idea is that the thoughts are kind of like waves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anderson-cooper/thoughts-come-and-go-it-s-impossible-to-stop-your-thoughts-but-the/) [Anderson Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anderson-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/anderson-cooper-2401_analogies_thoughts-come-and-go-it-s-impossible-to_3001346.jpg) > [Don't hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that do arise. Simply realize that our original mind, right from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bankei-yotaku/don-t-hate-the-arising-of-thoughts-or-stop-the-thoughts-that-do-arise/) [Bankei Yotaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bankei-yotaku/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/bankei-yotaku-58844_arise_don-t-hate-the-arising-of-thoughts-or-st_98343.jpg) > [“I wish my left arm didn’t hurt so much I wanted to die, because it also means I can’t tap tap tap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/i-wish-my-left-arm-didn-t-hurt-so-much-i-wanted-to-die-because-it/) [Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/kiersten-white-398_feelings_i-wish-my-left-arm-didn-t-hurt-so-much-i_3040830.png) > [Everything is dependent on your ability to stop thoughts. The longer you can stop your thoughts in meditation, the faster you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/everything-is-dependent-on-your-ability-to-stop-thoughts-the-longer/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b3/frederick-lenz-8_ability_everything-is-dependent-on-your-ability_1600543.jpg) > [“Accept this reality: It is your mind’s job to think—24/7. And it’s not going to stop just because you sit down for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davich/accept-this-reality-it-is-your-mind-s-job-to-think-24-7-and-it-s-not/) [Victor Davich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/victor-davich-73230_good-news_accept-this-reality-it-is-your-mind-s-jo_1640096.jpg) > [“INEZ: To forget about the others? How utterly absurd! I feel you there, in every pore.Your silence clamours in my ears. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-paul-sartre/inez-to-forget-about-the-others-how-utterly-absurd-i-feel-you-there/) [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-paul-sartre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/jean-paul-sartre-220_face-to-face_inez-to-forget-about-the-others-how-utte_2569654.jpg) > [You cannot turn your brain off or stop your thoughts, but you can try while meditating not to become too invested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-vargas/you-cannot-turn-your-brain-off-or-stop-your-thoughts-but-you-can-try/) [Elizabeth Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-vargas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/elizabeth-vargas-17953_brain_you-cannot-turn-your-brain-off-or-stop-y_298205.jpg) > [If you hold it clearly enough in mind; if you physically anticipate it, steadily, day by day, there are no earthly hands,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/if-you-hold-it-clearly-enough-in-mind-if-you-physically-anticipate-it/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/ritu-ghatourey-5_day-by-day_if-you-hold-it-clearly-enough-in-mind-if_1357735.jpg) > [Ha! to forget. How childish! I feel you in my bones. Your silence screams in my ears. You may nail your mouth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-paul-sartre/ha-to-forget-how-childish-i-feel-you-in-my-bones-your-silence-screams/) [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-paul-sartre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf9/jean-paul-sartre-220_bones_ha-to-forget-how-childish-i-feel-you-in_2072930.png) ## Top authors on Stop Thoughts - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-thoughts/frederick-lenz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-thoughts/#itemlist", "name": "Stop Thoughts Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you stop your thoughts, you stop the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frederick Lenz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the-world/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/frederick-lenz-8_samadhi_when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the_614651.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/frederick-lenz-8_samadhi_when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the_614651.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/frederick-lenz-8_samadhi_when-you-stop-your-thoughts-you-stop-the_614651.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you stop your thoughts, you stop the world.” — Frederick Lenz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The good news is that you don't have to stop thoughts completely to meditate. 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