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“If you are free from memory and imagination, you will always be meditative. If you release yourself from these, meditation is just natural. When you sit for meditation, what is your basic problem? You are either thinking about tomorrow or thinking about what happened yesterday” quote by Sadhguru
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““If you are free from memory and imagination, you will always be meditative. If you release yourself from these, meditation is just natural. When you sit for meditation, what is your basic problem? You are either thinking about tomorrow or thinking about what happened yesterday””

Sadhguru

About This Quote

Source Talk: Inner Engineering, Sadhguru, 2013

Meditation requires letting go of past and future thoughts to be present.

In simple terms: Let go of memory and imagination to meditate.

Key Takeaway

Release mental chatter for true meditation.

Themes

mindfulness presence meditation

Mood

calm reflective

Type

spiritual advice

When to use this quote

  • daily meditation
  • stress relief
  • mindful walking
  • therapy sessions

Key Concepts

non‑attachment consciousness psychology

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can you notice when you drift to past or future?
  • What simple habit can anchor you in the present?
A Different Perspective

If thoughts arise, they can still dominate the practice.

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