Quotes About Meditation

the Now is the only point that can take you beyond the limited confines of the mind. It is your only point of access into the timeless and formless realm of Being.

how "spiritual" you are has nothing to do with what you believe but everything to do with your state of consciousness.

I could feel myself being sucked into a void.

Identification with the mind creates more time; observation of the mind opens up the dimension of the timeless. The energy that is withdrawn from the mind turns into presence.

Pienso, luego existo".

Body awareness keeps you present. It anchors you in the Now (see chapter 6).

Identification with the mind gives it more energy; observation of the mind withdraws energy from it. Identification with the mind creates more time; observation of the mind opens up the dimension of the timeless. The energy that is withdrawn from the mind turns into presence.

Vuélvase intensamente con-sciente del momento presente. Esto es algo profundamente satisfactorio. De esa forma usted aparta la conciencia de la actividad de su mente y crea una brecha de no-mente en la que usted está muy alerta y consciente, pero no pensando. Esa es la esencia de la meditación.

Cuando tu conciencia se dirige hacia fuera, surgen la mente y el mundo. Cuando se dirige hacia dentro, alcanza su propia Fuente y regresa a casa, a lo No Manifestado.

Can anxious thought add a single day to your life?

Once you can feel what it means to be present, it becomes much easier to simply choose to step out of the time dimension whenever time is not needed for practical purposes and move more deeply into the Now.

No ser capaz de dejar de pensar es una calamidad terrible, pero no nos damos cuenta de ello así que se considera normal. Este ruido mental incesante nos impide encontrar ese reino de quietud interior que es inseparable del Ser. También

It read: 'Danger. All structures are unstable.' I said to my friend, 'That's a profound sutra [sacred scripture].' And we stood there in awe. Once you realize and accept that all structures (forms) are unstable, even the seemingly solid material ones, peace arises within you. This is because the recognition of the impermanence of all forms awakens you to the dimension of the formless within yourself, that which is beyond death.

Así pues el único paso vital en su camino hacia la iluminación es este: aprenda a dejar de identificarse con su mente. Cada

The problems of the mind cannot be solved on the level of the mind.

Tao Te Ching.

Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside

Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

Awareness of the inner body is consciousness remembering its origin and returning to the Source.

Being can be felt as the ever-present I am that is beyond name and form. To feel and thus to know that you are and to abide in that deeply rooted state is enlightenment, is the truth that Jesus says will make you free.

El esplendor del momento nos deslumbra de tal modo que nuestras compulsivas mentes charlatanas hacen una pausa, como para no llevarnos mentalmente a un lugar diferente del aquí y el ahora.

Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don't take your thoughts too seriously.

Entonces usted comienza a darse cuenta de que hay un vasto reino de inteligencia más allá del pensamiento, que el pensamiento es sólo un minúsculo aspecto de esa inteligencia. También se da cuenta de que todo lo que importa verdaderamente — la belleza, el amor, la creatividad, la alegría, la paz interior — surgen de un lugar más allá de la mente. Usted comienza a despertar.

empiece por concentrar su atención en el campo de energía interior de su cuerpo. Sienta el cuerpo desde dentro. Esto también lo pondrá en contacto con sus emociones. Exploraremos esto con más detalle más adelante.