Attention Quote by Sharon Salzberg

Thinking is the natural activity of the mind. Meditation is not about stopping your thoughts. Meditation is simply a process of resting the mind…

— Eric Swanson

What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when…

— Sakyong Mipham

Meditation is really letting go of all the thought processes or 'mind traffic' that gets in the way of just whatever is between you…

— Trudie Styler

“The purpose of meditation is not to stop thinking. That’s impossible. The purpose of meditation is to observe our thoughts and develop the strength…

— Rebecca Pacheco

Meditation means to be constantly extricating yourself from the clinging of mind. By letting go of even the thought 'I,' and 'me' what is…

— Ram Dass

Meditation is to be aware of every thought and of every feeling, never to say it is right or wrong, but just to watch…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Meditation is the key to open the door, the door of absolute contentment. Mind is always discontented., hence meditation means creating a state of…

— Anonymous

Meditation is nothing but withdrawing all the barriers .. thoughts, emotions, sentiments .. which criteria wall between you and existence. The moment they drop,…

— Rajneesh

Meditation is the emptying of the mind of all the things that the mind has put together. If you do that -perhaps you won't,…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Meditation isn't really about getting rid of thoughts, it's about changing the pattern of grasping on to things, which in our everyday experience is…

— Pema Chodron

When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.

— Ramana Maharshi

The purpose of meditation is to stop thinking for a time, wait for the fog of thought to thin, and glimpse the spirit within.

— Deepak Chopra