Body Quote by Pema Chodron

In the practice of sitting meditation you relate to your daily life all the time. Meditation practice brings our neuroses to the surface rather…

— Chogyam Trungpa

Meditation is a microcosm, a model, a mirror. The skills we practice when we sit are transferable to the rest of our lives.

— Sharon Salzberg

Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles…

— Nhat Hanh

Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of others. So…

— Matthieu Ricard

An important characteristic of calm abiding meditation is to let go of any goal and simply sit for the sake of sitting. We breathe…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Meditation practice begins by sitting down and assuming your seat cross-legged on the ground. You begin to feel that by simply being on the…

— Chogyam Trungpa

Spiritual practice is not just sitting and meditation. Practice is looking, thinking, touching, drinking, eating and talking. Every act, every breath, and every step…

— Nhat Hanh

I think for me to do a traditional sitting meditation I would really have to spend a couple weeks working at it. The only…

— Brett Dennen

“Meditation is both the symbol and expression of our intention to grow. Sitting still, alone with our thoughts and feelings, we can honor missed…

— Sebastian Pole

Meditation can be intimidating. Sitting there doing nothing, just breathing, can be trickier than it sounds. It may feel strange, uncomfortable, or even put…

— Tara Stiles

“In sitting meditation, our practice is to watch our thoughts arise, label them "thinking", and return to the breath.”

— Pema Chödrön

Meditation is to be aware of what is going on in your body, in your feelings, in your mind, and in the world.

— Nhat Hanh