Practice Quotes

4199 Practice quotes by 2432 unique authors

Stop, look, investigate, ask the right questions, come to the right conclusions and have the courage to act on them and see what happens. The… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Detach yourself from all that makes your mind restless. Renounce all that disturbs its peace. If you want peace, deserve it. By being a slave… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Watch your thoughts as you watch the street traffic. People come and go; you register without response. It may not be easy in the beginning,… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Whatever state I am in, I see it as a state of mind to be accepted as it is. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The first steps in self-acceptance are not at all pleasant, for what one sees is not a happy sight. One needs all the courage to… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
There is only one meditation - the rigorous refusal to harbor thoughts. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
When pain is accepted for what it is, a lesson and a warning, and deeply looked into and heeded, the separation between pain and pleasure… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters. — Ramana Maharshi
Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first… — Ramana Maharshi
The state we call realization is simply being oneself, not knowing anything or becoming anything. — Ramana Maharshi
Keep the remembrance of your real nature alive, even while working, and avoid haste which causes you to forget. Be deliberate. Practice meditation to still… — Ramana Maharshi
From where does this "I" arise? Seek for it within; it then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. When the mind unceasingly investigates its… — Ramana Maharshi
Realisation is nothing new to be acquired. It is already there, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting… — Ramana Maharshi
See who is in the subject. The investigation leads you to pure consciousness beyond the subject. — Ramana Maharshi
The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga. — Sivananda
Through repeated practice of the body scan over time, we come to grasp the reality of our body as whole in the present moment. This… — Howard Zinn
Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong. — Laozi
Mere physical sitting is not enough. You have to sit carefully and attentively. Let your body and breathing sit. Let your mind and emotions sit.… — Taizan Maezumi
Meditation stills the wandering mind and establishes us forever in a state of peace. — Swami Muktananda
It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not… — Paramahansa Yogananda
This withdrawal from the day's turmoil into creative silence is not a luxury, a fad, or a futility. It dissolves mental tensions and heals negative… — Paul Brunton
Stand in that reverent attitude to the whole universe, and then will come perfect non attachment. — Swami Vivekananda
The ideal person is he who, in the midst of the greatest silence and solitude, finds the intensest activity, and in the midst of the… — Swami Vivekananda
Whenever we attain a higher vision, the lower vision disappears of itself. — Swami Vivekananda

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