Quotes About Meditative

Bok Tower stands 205 feet upon the highest point in peninsular Florida. It is an unforgettable sight, a stone monument rising alone on a pristine ridge called Iron Mountain, near the center of the state. "The Singing Tower," as it is known, features a fifty-seven-bell carillon, the centerpiece of the tranquil Bok Tower Gardens, a meditative retreat of unmatched serenity.

Wang-mu fell silent, but not because she was embarrassed. She simply had nothing to say, and therefore said nothing.

It is not altogether shyness that now makes me unsuccessful in company. Sometimes it is a state of mind that is three parts meditation, that will not free the thoughts until their attendant trains are prepared to follow them.

What I have found is that the best way to unwind is cooking. You only have two hands. If you are chopping veggies, you are forcing yourself to put the phone down or step away from the computer. It's extremely relaxing.

A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it. It is different than patience. It is not thinking. It is working with the rhythm.

I've kept a diary since I was 11. It's a way of taking stock, almost meditative, trying to make sense of stuff because life is chaotic.

I'm not laughing. I'm not laughing at all. I'm doing the other thing.

At an early age I found the world a very natural place to be. I was always in a meditative consciousness as a child, which children are.

And once I knew a meditative rose that never raised its head from bowing down, yet drew its inspiration from the stars. It bloomed and faded here beside the road, and, being a poet, wrote on empty air with fragrance all the beauty of its soul.

quieter and more intense

I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing the world into my own unique way. From that grew the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, which became my karmic assignment.

I try not to be overly analytical.

I would like to perfect the art of being studiously aloof

I knew aerobic exercise was a powerful antidepressant, but I hadn't realized it could be so profoundly mood stabilizing and--I hate to use the word--meditative. If you don't have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain't getting them.

Nothing is a stronger cultural lightning rod than two needles and a ball of yarn. But

She stuck her tongue in her cheek, thinking.

I love cooking. It's what clears my mind, since it's pretty hard to multitask when you're chopping vegetables.

Stomach-sleepers like me were in retreat from reality, given to dark perception and the meditative arts. This

Agnes Martin is a big influence in my work actually, when I first saw her, these fine grids.

He often came back 'all thinky' from work.

I'm quite a cerebral person. Often I feel quite stuck in that.

It helped my lyric writing so much studying poetry. I thought I knew what poetry was before I immersed myself in it. Poetry is meditative. It's reflective.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

some people were born quiet, preferring to listen.