Quotes About Meditation

Might they one day reconstruct the ruins of the mind as well as those of the body?

No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

you just had to be still and have faith, that was the main thing.

Ghost Dog: In the words of the ancients, one should make his decision within the space of seven breaths. It is a matter of being determined and having the spirit to break through to the other side.

No hay zarzas ardientes ni voces ensordecedoras que vienen del monte Sinaí en el examen. Dios aparece en el tranquilo susurro de nuestros recuerdos, pensamientos y sentimientos guiados por el Espíritu. ¡Qué realidad tan maravillosa!

At home i let myself in and stopped, as if there was nothing for me to do and nowhere for me to go in the face of the pictures in my head.

Testing oneself is best when done alone.

don't let human technology distract you from God's superiority.

make this day a tree leaning over the river eternity and fuss about in its branches.

I breath in and out through my mouth to feel the quiet. In. Out. Over and over. Until I fall asleep.

I do what I always do. I go outside to get some air. Seems like I'm always trying to get some air.

Che uno deve a volte fingere di aver rabbia, ma rabbia proprio non si deve mai tollerare di averla. Perché, quando si nutre rabbia di qualcuno, è la stessa cosa che autorizzare quella medesima persona a venire a governare, durante tutto quel tempo, la nostra mente e il nostro sentire; e questo era mancanza di sovranità, e abbondante stupidaggine, e di fatto lo è.

O senhor me crê? E foi então que eu acertei com a verdade fiel: que aquela raiva estava em mim, produzida, era minha sem outro dono, como coisa solta e cega. As pessoas não tinham culpa de naquela hora eu estar passeando pensar nelas. Hoje, que enfim eu medito mais nessa agenciação encoberta da vida, fico me indagando: será que é a mesma coisa com a bebedice de amor? Toleima.

Vossignoria sa cosa è il silenzio? Siamo noi stessi, in eccesso.

Tonglen is one of the most powerful practices of forgiveness and compassion that one can learn.

October is a month of introspection and retrospection, of taking stock.

Centering prayer is a form of meditation that is a conscious letting go of small mind and its continuous self-centered fantasies.

Control of breath is the cornerstone for health and for letting go of our small mind and entering the Big Mind of God.

The serenity prayer of Reinhold Niebuhr is a classic. Say it with all your heart and let its wisdom penetrate your mind: God give me the courage to change the things I can, the serenity to accept the things I can't and the wisdom to know the difference.

Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning "union," the union of our mind with Divine Mind.

Awareness of breath is the cornerstone for developing control of the bodymind.

Shift to belly breathing as often as you can, repeating "Letting go of small mind" on the inbreath and "I am one with Big Mind" on the outbreath.

It takes no more time to be mindful than mindless, and mindfulness is the way that you will taste freedom. Commit to doing one activity mindfully every day for the next month, in addition to the other daily practices.

Seed Thought Meditation is a form of mental martial arts. If we resist thoughts they will overpower us. But if we just step lightly out of their way, letting them come and go like birds flying overhead, we can use their energy to further focus our minds.