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To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it…

— Ajahn Chah

Mind without agitation is meditation. Mind in the present moment is meditation. Mind that has no hesitation, no anticipation is meditation. Mind that has…

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Learning to leave his mind in meditation could be compared to snorkelling, which is breathing with his face under water. Which is just wrong!…

— Matt Padwick

Meditation does not imply only the development of single-pointed concentration, sitting in some corner doing nothing. Meditation is an alert state of mind, the…

— Thubten Yeshe

What meditation does mean is a way for us to unlock and open the door to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus began his ministry…

— Morton T. Kelsey

My feeling is that drugs and alcohol take away from the pure experience of meditation. That does not mean that occasionally, a person couldn't…

— Frederick Lenz

For dignity of character, consciousness is needed, not conscience and that's the function of meditation. Meditation does not give you any character directly. It…

— Rajneesh

“Meditation does not have to be long or complicated for you to receive its benefits. If you haven’t done it before, I suggest you…

— Anonymous

Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made calm and…

— Sri Chinmoy

“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

What meditation does is allow you to actually survive these emotions as opposed to compartmentalizing and having them come up and make you a…

— Dan Harris

“Meditation on the self is the highest form of true method-less meditation, for it brings self-awareness – which is beyond the everyday joy and…

— Abhijit Naskar