Quotes About Meditation

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

Calmly contemplating these dimensions and bringing them into the service of compassion and kindness is the right way to make rapid gains in meditation as well as in life.

I thought briefly about rising, then considered the state of head and belly and decided staying close to the ground in an attitude of prayer, regardless of true intention, was a posture worth practicing.

I could do with a bit of piece and quiet.

I need peace," I say, closing my eyes. "I need to replenish myself with peace.

I let out a long sigh. In

Why does sighing feel so good?" I muse. Kitty heaves a big sigh. "Well, it's basically the same thing as breathing. And it feels good to breathe. Air is delicious

For fifteen, maybe twenty minutes, she'd suspend her fierce judgment of the world and fall silent there. And when she did, a tiny space would clear in my head and I could think again.

What Simone Weil said: Attention without object is a supreme form of prayer.

There is a man who travels around the world trying to find places where you can stand still and hear no human sound.

What Kafka said: I write to close my eyes.

The Buddhists say that wisdom may be attained by reaching the three marks. The first is an understanding of the absence of self. The second is an understanding of the impermanence of all things. The third is an understanding of the unsatisfactory nature of ordinary experience.

The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness. Of these, only three involve misery or suffering.

A visitor asked the old monks at Mount Athos what they did all day and was told: We have died and we are in love with everything.

Withdrawal to the desert is called anachoresis in Greek.

The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness. Of these, only three involve misery or suffering. Most of us spend our time moving back and forth between these three.

Wisdom requires not only the investigation of many things, but contemplation of the mystery.

All things considered, wisdom requires not only the investigation of many things, but contemplation of the mystery.

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit.

As long as you are at home make your cell your paradise, gather there the varied fruits of scripture, let this be your favourite companion, and take its precepts to your heart.

Whether before breakfast or after, morning or evening, the point is we must all arrange our schedules to provide for this daily intake of the Word of God.

We can develop the habit of thinking thoughts that are pure, true, and good. We can develop the habits of prayer and meditating on the Scriptures. But these habits will only be developed through frequent repetition.

What was it that caused such a dramatic mood change in the heart of the writer? He turns from the circumstances at hand to the Lord.

It's really hard to do nothing totally. Even just sitting here, like this, our bodies are churning, our minds are chattering. There's a whole commotion going on inside us.