Quotes About Meditation

In order to succeed in it (prayer), it should be done when we first awaken, when our whole being is calm and recollected. We need to make our meditation before anything else.

Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise.

True prayer is a lonely business.

God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him

A season of silence is the best preparation for speech with God.

The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.

Prayer clears the mist and brings back peace to the Soul . . .

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

Prayer is less about changing the world than it is about changing ourselves.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.

He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.

The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe. God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves.

Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.

A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public.

Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls.

Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.

Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

There is no prayer so blessed as the prayer which asks for nothing.

We regard prayer no longer as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege which is to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.

Prayer immediately turns us into something greater than ourselves.