Activity Quote by Hakuin Ekaku

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

— Hakuin Ekaku

Meditation in action is endlessly more important than meditation in stillness.

— Hakuin Ekaku

A contemplative should pay equal attention to concentration, energetic effort and equanimity, and not exclusively to one of these factors only.

— Gautama Buddha

Stillness is easy to maintain.

— Laozi

Stillness is a harder concept for me than ecstasy, but I can imagine it best when I am fully present and paying strict attention…

— Pam Houston

Stillness is training for action.

— Andrew Cohen

Stillness is your essential nature.

— Eckhart Tolle

Your ability to still your mind through the process of meditation and inner reflection and outer change brings a stillness to the mind all…

— Frederick Lenz

Focus on stillness, rather than on movement

— Morihei Ueshiba

Meditation takes time and dedication, but, for me, it's actually just about closing your eyes and being in that moment.

— Hannah Peel

Stillness is our most intense mode of action. It is in our moments of deep quiet that is born every idea, emotion, and drive…

— Leonard Bernstein

Prayer and contemplation are both exercises in concentration. The normal deluge of conscious thought is restricted and the mind is brought to one conscious…

— Henepola Gunaratana