Quotes About Meditation

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.

I'm reading a lot of poetry because it's a lot easier to dip in and dip out when you've got 10 minutes to yourself.

Books are in no hurry. An act of creation is in no hurry; it reads us, it privileges us infinitely. The notion that it is the occasion for our cleverness fills me with baffled bitterness and anger.

Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat.

We may not realise it, but dancing is a form of meditation.

What I've learnt is to be in the now. It's something my mum has always said to me, and when I read a book called 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle, I realised just how important it is.

When I would meditate, I realised I could master my mind.

When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

I realised that if I wanted to carry on with my musical dreams, I had to change, so I started meditating, and I changed my life entirely.

But I've realised that sometimes you have to walk away and take some time for yourself.

The universe is within us. We forget that and make up realities for ourselves that we are small and insignificant. Meditation brings us back to our natural state of consciousness.

All good writing comes out of aloneness.

I've said to others that there were places I had forgotten about that were just so powerful. I've read the Gospels many times, but it's been a while since I've read through a whole book.

In the lonely hours, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about eternal things. I have contemplated the comforting doctrines of eternal life.

Playing a character who becomes a Buddhist was a great experience.

The great thing about running is that you can get away to your own thoughts and get in a little bubble.

I like to meditate. It's a great way to start the day!

I am only this successful because I'm so good at grounding myself.

My coherence-creating groups are going to put out all this mischief-mongership in the world.

A man who wants time to read and write must let the grass grow long.

I have to sit alone in a room and be alone with my own thoughts. It always starts with an idea, and once the idea grows, I have a concept of what I want to say, and once I go out there and start feeling the energy, that concept grows and becomes whatever it is.

I listen to my spirit guide.

The truth touches us. We try to be guided by this contact.

Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation.