Meditation Quotes

Meditation is a surrender, it is not a demand. It is not forcing existence your way, it is relaxing into the way existence wants you to be. It is a let-go.

Meditation is perhaps the master key for all our problems.

Forget the dancer, the center of the ego; become the dance. That is meditation.

Meditation is like the cloak of the good thief. You find a corner or somewhere where you can actually entertain your own self and your own soul, and understand what your work [is] here.

I think to say that meditation is helpful to artists is true and it's great, but it's also essentially helpful to any kind of process of, just, life.

You are the Golden Witnessing Screen. Meditation is the effortless effort to keep that screen clean, clear and perfect.

Meditation is re-discovering the inner Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God lies in our understandings and wisdom.

In New York the acoustics are good for laughter, for life is all external, all action, no thought, no meditation, no dreaming, no reflection, only the exuberance of action.

Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines.

Meditation has only one meaning, and that is going beyond the mind and becoming a witness. In your witnessing is the miracle - the whole mystery of life

Remember, meditation will bring you more and more intelligence, infinite intelligence, a radiant intelligence. Meditation will make you more alive and sensitive; your life will become richer

Meditation, perhaps, is the only alchemy that can transform a beggar into an emperor.

To be alone and to be drunk with your own aloneness is what meditation is all about. Be in the world, but don't be of it.

I've always said that I think one of the best and cheapest ways to become healthier and happier is through mindfulness exercises like meditation.

Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect.

Raja yoga is the mental practice and incorporates meditation, pranayama, and mudra. What are the benefits of having a raja yoga practice? The benefit is spirituality.

the more we abandon ill-will and hatred, the easier it will be to meditate.

A man in his own secret meditation / Is lost amid the labyrinth that he has made / In art or politics.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand.

A mind in the present moment is meditation.

Meditation is culture.

Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection.

If we spent half an hour every day in silent immobility, I am convinced that we should conduct all our affairs, personal, national, and international, far more sanely than we do at present.

I love fishing. It's transcendental meditation with a punchline.

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.

In meditation, you learn how to get out of your own way long enough for there to be room for your wisdom to manifest

This withdrawal from the day's turmoil into creative silence is not a luxury, a fad, or a futility. It dissolves mental tensions and heals negative emotions.

Freedom is when you really get your own powers which are within you. In your central nervous system and in your conscious mind, you must feel the existence of the spirit.

Meditation is a lifelong process. Give it a try. As you get deeper and more disciplined into the process, you'll get deeper and more disciplined in your mind and life.

Blossom time has come and many ancient seekers are today getting their Self Realization.

Divinity is not a fashion. It is the way of life. It is the need of your being. You have to become that.

At the museum a troubled woman destroys a sand painting meticulously created over days by Tibetan monks. The monks are not disturbed. The work is a meditation. They simply begin again.

...one need not, and should not, believe blindfolded in whatever is said about ascent or salvation, but should treat it like a hypothesis, and observe the facts with an open mind like a scientist.

Pure faith in the benevolece of the Divine can also degenerate into destructive forms of religion like othodoxy, fundamentalism, sectarianism, fanaticism, black magic and witchcraft.

By meditation we develop that strength within us, so automatically we start solving the problem.

Yoga calms me down. It's a therapy session, a workout and meditation all at the same time!

Winning has to do with gaining personal power through the practice of meditation and mindfulness; not draining your energy on ridiculous things and people.

If your intent is that athletics and sports are tools or devices to reach higher levels of mind, then your workout sessions become meditation.

It is easier to develop the mind through meditation than it is just through athletic practice. If you put the two together, it will be unbelievable.

Sports and athletics can be a path in Zen, in concordance with daily practice of zazen meditation. You need to move with your spirit, not just with your body.

Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much more control than you now have.

When you chant "Aum" or any mantra, do so softly and gently. Extend the sound. Focus your awareness on the sound of the mantra and become absorbed in it.

When one is overfed and another one is hungry, I call that a disaster.

Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.

Meditation can change the flavor of the season.

Meditation is that dimension of science which focuses on creating the right kind of interior, so that you can live a peaceful and joyous life.

The highest force in existence is consciousness, and you are that.

I meditate and put on a rubber tire with three bottles of beer. Most of the time I just sit picking my nose and thinking.

I do pranayama breathing now as a meditation, and that's very helpful. Meditating changed my life.