Quotes About Meditation

If men knew how to meditate on the mystery of life, if they knew how to feel the thousand complexities which spy on the soul in every single detail of action, they would never act – they wouldn't even live. They would kill themselves from fright, like those who commit suicide to avoid being guillotined the next day.

Një njeri, në zotëroftë dijen e vërtetë mund ta shijojë krejt spektaklin e botës ulun mbi një karrige, pa ditë me lexue, pa folë me askënd, veç me anë të përdorimit të shqisave dhe faktit që shpirti të mos dijë me qenë i trishtë.

The reality of death has come upon us and a consciousness of the power of God has broken our complacency like a bullet in the side. A sense of the dramatic, of the tragic, of the infinite, has descended upon us, filling us with grief, but even above grief, wonder. Our plans were so beautifully laid out, ready to be carried to action, but with magnificent certainty God laid them aside and said, You have forgotten - Mine? A meditation on her fathers death.

The longer you look at one object, the more of the world you see in it.

The air was so quiet he could hear the broken pieces of the sun knocking in the water.

el aburrimiento, araña silenciosa, tejía su tela en la sombra de todos los rincones de su corazón

I don't think too far ahead of myself.

I've always been fascinated by the body and the mind.

Being religious and spiritual makes me feel good.

There are very few things that a good run can't help you figure out.

Music is a job, but I figured out ways to get my mind into a place where I could be creative. I actually discovered meditation. It enabled me to clear my mind of all the drama and focus on the music.

The more space and emptiness you can create in yourself, then you can let the rest of the world come in and fill you up.

I don't think it matters how fast you write. It's how long you thought about it. I like to think of it as a well filling up. I think about it until the well is full, and then I let go.

I don't really like filling my brain with a lot of stuff.

I write until the first draft is finished, and then I feel that I can get out. But, during the time of the writing of the first draft, I don't go out. I'm just locked away, writing. It's a time of meditation, of going into the story.

I'm a firm believer and I think my religion is inside.

I firmly believe that if we all just took a little time - like 10 or 15 minutes a day - to do nothing but sit calmly with our thoughts, this world would be a much better place.

I love to fish.

If you're looking for a wonderful way to spend time, take up fishing.

I really enjoy fishing. It's one of those things you have to get in your element for.

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.