Quotes About Meditation

Life ought to be lived on a basis of silence, where truth blossoms.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.

Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life. All great, genuine art resembles and continues the Revelation of St John.

Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.

A contemplative life has more the appearance of a life of piety than any other; but it is the divine plan to bring faith into activity and exercise.

A great part of this life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure.

Meditate on your own and refine your consciousness. Tighten up your life. Constantly examine your life and look for weak points. You know what's going on in your life.

You can summon up power from past lives and bring them into this life. That can give you a boost into the next state of mind or further up.

My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.

Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.

The act of contemplation then creates the thing created.

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

I mean it's very hard to meditate and live a spiritual life in America. People think you're a freak if you try to.

Let the intellect alone, it has its usefulness in its proper sphere, but let it not interfere with the flowing of the life-stream.

The training of the mind is an art. If this can be considered art, one's life is art.

The quality of one's life depends on the quality of attention.

How can I create a better world? The more you reflect, the more your life will move into the answer.

The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.

As you go about your life, don't give 100 percent of your attention to the external world and your mind. Keep some within.

I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be.

There is something beyond power. The totality of one's being. Some call it nirvana. We have a higher destiny. Before you can scratch the surface, you have to bring your life into order.

If you are interested in Taoism, I would suggest that you read the Way of Life by Lao Tsu, the founder of Taoism. I personally prefer the Witter Brynner translation.

If you stay in the attention you are in, then you can predict everything that will happen to you for the rest of your life.