Meditation Quote by Shunryu Suzuki

“I have my own way to walk and for some reason or other Zen is right in the middle of it wherever I go.…

— Thomas Merton

Until today, it really pissed me off that I'd become this totally centered Zen Master and nobody had noticed. Still, I'm doing the little…

— Chuck Palahniuk

People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to…

— Shunryu Suzuki

“Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make…

— Shunryu Suzuki

“Mindfulness is an invitation to change that pattern and to become aware of where we are and how we got here. Mindfulness gives us…

— Maia Duerr

“...even though [my psychiatrist] understood mor than anyone how much I felt I was losing--in energy, vivacity, and originality--by taking medication, he never was…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot…

— Chogyam Trungpa

“Let no one hope to find in contemplation an escape from conflict, from anguish or from doubt. On the contrary, the deep, inexpressible certitude…

— Thomas Merton

Unless and until you introspect you cannot even respect yourself. You cannot even love yourself. If you love yourself you will introspect and find…

— Nirmala Srivastava

If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic.…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.

— Ajahn Chah

An enlightened awareness is within each one of us, right at this moment. This enlightened awareness is truly unborn and marvellously illuminating; and everything…

— Bankei Yotaku