Quotes About Meditation

The way to focus our minds in prayer, therefore, is to picture mentally the one to whom we pray and the matter about which we pray.

Very carefully he thought about nothing.

Without thinking he held his hands open in front of his chest.

The elevator brought them up slow and steady, giving them all time to reflect in silence.

How human, to ruminate even when in mortal danger

abstract himself out of the moment

Karla says that depression only happens to people who don't know how to be sad.' 'Well she is wrong!' he declared...'There are many animals that can express their happiness, but only the human animal has the genius to express a magnificent sadness. And for me it is something special; a daily meditation. Sadness is my one and my only art.' - Didier

Pumping iron is Zen for violent men

I surrendered to India, as I did every day, then, and as I still do, every day of my life, no matter where I am in the world.

The questions buzzed and swarmed in my whirling mind.

I was practising, trying to remember what it was like to be me.

Even God used silence as a strategy.

Just as it is fire's nature to burn, it is meditation's nature to heal, to bring peace and uplift you beyond your worldly environment and transport you to a higher plane.

When I'm too worn out or in pain, I lie in bed and write in my mind.

I've never worried about life's big questions.

Sometimes when I'm just really relaxed, that's also a creative time for me, because that's when my mind is more open because I'm not worried or thinking or being very analytical.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness. But if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions.

The gym was my sanctuary. The place where you could forget about all your worries, your problems, people asking you for money, people asking you to do this, do that.

Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of worries.

If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.

My brain is always whizzing around with worries: could I have done an interview better? Have I prepared enough for the next one? If it's really bad, I'll listen to an audiobook or use the Headspace app, and then my brain usually goes back to sleep.

It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that.

I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry.

In real life I don't chant. Nor do I believe in idol worship.