Meditation Quote by Pema Chödrön

“We train in the bodhichitta practices in order to become so open that we can take the pain of the world in, let it…

— Pema Chödrön

“We awaken this bodhichitta, this tenderness for life, when we can no longer shield ourselves from the vulnerability of our condition, from the basic…

— Pema Chödrön

The practice of meditation is a way of continuing one's confusion, chaos, aggression, and passion—but working with it, seeing it from the enlightened point…

— Chogyam Trungpa

Begin with bodhicitta, do the main practice without concepts,Conclude by dedicating the merit. These, together and complete,Are the three vital supports for progressing on…

— Longchenpa

Meditation is the art of life. Meditation is not simply a practice. It is an experience, awareness, and a way of perceiving life.

— Frederick Lenz

Meditation is one of the most direct and powerful ways to awaken to who we really are and to experience happiness as a state…

— Deepak Chopra

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

— Francis Quarles

Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the…

— Anonymous

“Meditation is a process of lightening up, of trusting the basic goodness of what we have and who we are, and of realizing that…

— Pema Chödrön

In Buddhism, we talk of meditation as an act of awakening, to be awake to the fact that the earth is in danger and…

— Nhat Hanh

Meditation is a tool to shake yourself awake. A way to discover what you love. A practice to return yourself to your body when…

— Geneen Roth

The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present, nothing-but-in-the-present, to…

— Peter Matthiessen