Brain Quote by Tara Brach

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

— Daniel Goleman

“mindfulness meditation will transform your reactivity to the signals by turning down the volume on your amygdala and orbital frontal cortex. But if you…

— Richard J. Davidson

Studies by Andrew Newberg and others have shown that long-term practice of meditation produces significant alterations in cerebral blood flow in parts of the…

— Oliver Sacks

Not that I'm any good at it, but the beauty of meditation is that it liberates us from our own thoughts.

— Faith Salie

The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.

— Dalai Lama

“Mindfulness increases the awareness of the Nature of the Mind. If we learn to Control our Mind and Listen to our Souls we can…

— Natasa Pantovic Nuit

“the pairing of opposite physical sensations, emotions, and so on harmonizes the opposite hemispheres of the brain and helps in balancing our basic drives.…

— Julie T. Lusk

Meditation is the short path to happiness. Meditation takes you beyond the desire-aversion operating system that offers very limited happiness and a great deal…

— Frederick Lenz

“the pairing of opposite physical sensations, emotions, and so on harmonizes the opposite hemispheres of the brain and helps in balancing our basic drives.…

— Julie T. Lusk

The great benefit of practicing mindfulness... is presence of mind within a storm of emotions.

— Phillip Moffitt

Meditation develops the capacity to question your mind. Without it, you are at the mercy of every thought, every desire, every wave of emotion.

— Geneen Roth

“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