Quotes About Meditation

The prayer to God is only one that which can be silently heard in own heart.

When a person finds life hard, he needs motivation and inspiration; but if he finds life's journey easy, then he needs meditation and introspection to know the true quality of his life.

Silence is medication for sorrow.

There is no dusk to be, There is no dawn that was, Only there's now, and now, And the wind in the grass.

We knock upon silence for an answering music.

pray. We align our hearts with His heart as we pray His Words

as the Zen saying goes, 'If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world.' 

People look for retreats for themselves, in the country, by the coast, or in the hills, when it is possible for you to retreat into yourself any time you want. There

Those who do contemplative retreats in hermitages are far from doing nothing, since they are constantly engaged in training their minds, but there is no 'noise,' no 'waste' to eliminate, no stress to cure, no chaos to reorganize. This means that there is less to repair during sleep and the sleep quality of meditators is deeper.

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health showed a 23 percent decrease in mortality in people who meditated versus those who did not

Breathing is a favorite "sleep hack" of mine. Counting out a few slow breaths is one of the techniques I use when I'm having trouble falling asleep..the 4-7-8 method..you inhale quietly through the nose for four counts, hold for seven counts, and exhale with a whooshing sound through the mouth for eight counts.

People look for retreats for themselves, in the country, by the coast, or in the hills Ã¢â'¬Â¦ There is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in his own mind.… So constantly give yourself this retreat, and renew yourself. —MARCUS AURELIUS

2. "Tuck Me In: Relaxing Yourself to Sleep" by Martha Ringer Martha Ringer, a productivity consultant, created this soothing eight-minute meditation to recapture the feeling of comfort and safety we felt as children being tucked in to bed. Available for $0.99 on Amazon.?com, Google Play, and iTunes.

meditation was always a challenge because I was under the impression that I had to "do" meditation. And I didn't have time for another burdensome thing to "do." Fortunately, a friend pointed out one day that we don't "do" meditation; meditation "does" us. That opened the door for me. The only thing to "do" in meditation is nothing. Even writing that I don't have to "do" one more thing makes me relax.

state of calm produced by meditation, yoga, and breathing exercises—actually switched on genes that are related to augmenting our immune system, reducing inflammation, and fighting a range of conditions from arthritis to high blood pressure to diabetes. So with all these results, it's no surprise that, according to another study, meditation correlates to reduced yearly medical costs. It

beings. When we are all mind, things can get rigid. When

bring ourselves back to that place of stillness, imperturbability, and loving—until it becomes second nature to return quickly to what is our true nature.

is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in his own mind.… 

Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are more than our thoughts and our feelings.

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spirituality does not necessarily equate to religion.

By words the mind is winged.

It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god.