Quotes About Meditation

To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.

Seek not outside yourself, Heaven is within.

I close my eyes and I can see a better day. I close my eyes and pray

There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be.

Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity

The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.

A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

When selflessness is seen in objects, the seed of cyclic existence is destroyed.

If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.

If your mind can go along with you it is a blessing. If your mind obeys you, it is a super-blessing.

The kingdom of heaven is like electricity. You don't see it. It is within you.

I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God. . . . So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.

Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.

most people are perfectly afraid of silence

When you feel the desire for power, you should stay in solitude for some time

To remember oneself means the same thing as to be aware of oneself - I am. It is not a function, not thinking, not feeling; it is a different state of consciousness.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.