Awakening Quote by Rama Swami

Sit in meditation ! But do not think ! Look only at your mind ! You will see thoughts coming into it ! Before…

— Sri Aurobindo

Thoughts are like airplanes flying in the air. If you ignore them, there is no problem. If you pay attention to them, you create…

— Elder Paisios of Mount Athos

Refuse all thoughts except one: the thought 'I am'. The mind will rebel in the beginning, but with patience and perseverance it will yield…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

See what helps you to keep away all other thoughts and adopt that method for your meditation.

— Ramana Maharshi

Don't fight with your thoughts or try to suppress them with your will. This will only frustrate you and bind you to your thoughts…

— Frederick Lenz

“Close your eyes if you wish and begin the breathing exercise that works best for you. Let yourself relax, as we get ready to…

— Alexis G. Roldan

Don't hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that do arise. Simply realize that our original mind, right from the start, is…

— Bankei Yotaku

When I write down my thoughts, they do not escape me. This action makes me remember my strength which I forget at all times.…

— Anonymous

“Be very mindful of what and where your consciousness goes and how you are thinking at all times. It may be better to proactively…

— Russell Anthony Gibbs

“What we want to do is take a step back from thinking our thoughts, instead, we want to observe them. In order to do…

— Ian Tuhovsky

Do not suppress any thoughts inside you: instead, just let them run their course while you watch them and plan to deal with them.

— Senoraroy

Never try to stop the thoughts. If you try to stop the thoughts they will become bigger and greater and they will win. Because…

— Robert Adams