Alas Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Meditation is the basis of a life of splendid health, untiring energy, unfailing love, and abiding wisdom. It is the very foundation of that…

— Eknath Easwaran

“It is to be prayed that the mind be sound in a sound body. Ask for a brave soul that lacks the fear of…

— Juvenal

“PERHAPS there is no subject for meditation more suitable to every class of persons than the most sacred Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.…

— Rev. Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus Passionist

Once you have tasted meditation, it is impossible for you to be in any misery. Bliss becomes inevitable.

— Rajneesh

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

— Dalai Lama

Neither human wisdom nor divine inspiration can confer upon man any greater blessing than this [live a life of happiness and harmony here on…

— Plato

Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

“You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body. Ask for a stout heart that has no fear of death, and deems…

— Juvenal

Peace is our very nature, and yoga leads you to inner peace.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Peace is never so complete that we may not have something to suffer. . . . Since it is impossible to please all of…

— Vincent de Paul

“If we try to practice meditation without the foundation of goodwill to ourselves and others, it is like trying to row across a river…

— Joseph Goldstein

Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is.

— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso