Quotes About Meditation

In some of the best worship songs we bring our praises to God - yet at the same time also end up preaching to ourselves.

If you make time for silence, the sacred will unfold.

I have always wanted to be a gardener, and I love the time I spend in my garden.

Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.

The essence of meditation is a period of time set aside to contemplate the Lord, listen to Him, and allow Him to permeate our spirits.

To develop our real selves, we need time alone for thought and meditation. To be always giving out and never pumping in, the well runs dry.

What e'er you are That in this desert inaccessible, Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

Meditation is a time to focus, train the mind, and bring it to stillness. It is not a time to rest and relax.

All the time I pray to Buddha I keep on killing mosquitoes.

Everyone needs a place where they can go to just ponder for a while. Silence is important; it's the only time you can hear the whispering of truth.

Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.

I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.

The man who would truly know God must give time to Him.

My soul often mourned of more time and opportunity to be alone with God

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.

Descartes spent far too much time in bed subject to the persistent hallucination that he was thinking. You are not free from a similar disorder.

I just need some time away to remember why I stay.

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.

[T]he period between four and six in the morning is called the Brahmamuhurta, the Brahmic time, or divine period, and is a very sacred time to meditate. (140)

Many do not recognize the call of God simply because they have never taken the time to really talk with Him long enough to know what He is like.

If they would teach us from the time we're little to meditate and get in touch with all that our souls know, we wouldn't fight so much.

I read poetry to save time.

Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.