Arise Quote by Ajahn Chah

“The meditator’s intention is to purge her own mind of anger, prejudice, and ill will, and she is actively engaged in the process of…

— Henepola Gunaratana

The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions are mere appearances, being sterile. They…

— Emile Durkheim

Once, at a seminar, I heard a Westernized lama say that a meditator's state of mind should be like that of a hotel doorman.…

— Marc Ian Barasch

Meditation is enjoying oneself, just sitting silently doing nothing: happy, joyous without any reason, because all reasons come from outside. You meet a beautiful…

— Rajneesh

He who does not meditate acts as one who never looks into the mirror and so does not bother to put himself in order,…

— Pio of Pietrelcina

Meditation is the art of living with yourself. It is nothing else than that, simply that: the art of being joyously alone. A meditator…

— Rajneesh

“Unhappiness is a warped and distorted perception of reality. When a man says he is unhappy with his life and gives a written list…

— Christopher Dines

The meditator develops new depths of insight through direct communication with the reality of the phenomenal world... He or she is able to see…

— Chogyam Trungpa

People who are advanced meditators don't worry about liberation and self-realization; they instead are interested in the welfare of others and aiding others in…

— Frederick Lenz

When the mind is kept away from its preoccupations, it becomes quiet. If you do not disturb this quiet and stay in it, you…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever…

— Gautama Buddha

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of…

— Elizabeth Lesser