Creativity Quote by Richard J. Davidson

It may sound lovey-dovey, but there's research showing the positive effect of meditation on parts of the brain that control emotion.

— Tara Brach

“Mindfulness works out your brain and builds ‘thinking roads’ that enable you to be less fearful of the future and the now, and fully…

— Patrizia Collard

“A study published by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2011 found that subjects who practiced meditation for an average of just twenty-seven minutes…

— Scott Stossel

Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.

— Daniel Goleman

Meditation trains the mind the way physical exercise strengthens the body.

— Sharon Salzberg

“When our mind is calm, it reflects reality accurately, without distortion. Breathing, sitting, and walking with mindfulness calms disturbing mental formations such as anger,…

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

Meditation is helping me stay both mentally and physically fit.

— Gurmeet Choudhary

“Recently, we uncovered an important mechanism by which a month of mindfulness meditation (about 11 hours of practice, 0.5 per day, 5 days a…

— Elkhonon Goldberg

“Once you get the hang of it, the practice can create just enough space in your head so that when you get angry or…

— Dan Harris

Meditation will do you a disservice. It will confuse you more than clarify you. It will bring tremendous impurity in you - if you…

— Frederick Lenz

No matter what meditation technique you use, just let the mind slow down and begin to explore its internal surroundings.

— Tim McCarthy

“research on meditation does indicate that staying in a compassionate mode toward one’s self removes brain activity from zones that trigger flight, fight, and…

— Martha N. Beck