Quotes About Meditation

I have said that I dwelt apart from the visible world, but I have not said that I dwelt alone.

for one who sits by a sleeper is indeed alone; perhaps more alone than he can realize.

I say alone, for one who sits by a sleeper is indeed alone; perhaps more alone than he can realise.

Calming allows us to rest, and resting is a precondition for healing.

The past no longer exists, and the future is not here yet." The only moment in which you can be truly alive is the present moment. The present moment is the destination, the point to arrive at. Every time you breathe in and take a step, you arrive: "Breathing in, I arrive. Breathing out, I arrive." The

My dear friends, my dear disciples, don't take refuge in anything outside of you.

The object of your practice should first of all be yourself. Your love for the other, your ability to love another person, depends on your ability to love yourself.

Getting rid of the concept of self is the work of all meditators, because suffering is born from this concept.

What are we "doing" when we do nothing but think? Where are we when we, normally always surrounded by our fellow men, are together with no one but ourselves?

La pensée se dédouble entre pensée abstraite et jugement dès qu'elle fait intervenir le dialogue avec soi.

For the need to think can never be stilled by allegedly definite insights of "wise men"; it can be satisfied only through thinking, and the thoughts I had yesterday will satisfy this need today only to the extent that I want and am able to think them anew.

What I propose, therefore, is very simple: it is nothing more than to think what we are doing.

ele pediu-me para rezar, mas eu só me lembrava da tabuada

There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug.

Certain problems cannot be solved if you are constantly entertained and distracted.

Sitting for an hour without reading material meant he had to think.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

I'm really in touch, whether it's prayer or meditation... there are so many powers greater than me in the world. I've been blessed and lucky enough to have been given a gift to share with other people.

When you're on set, you're constantly surrounded by people - talking to people, being touched by people. So I like to just spend time with myself.

I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.

I believe that when the going gets tough, you should just hit pause. Assimilate what is happening for 10 minutes. Your thoughts will be much clearer.

I don't even listen to music when I'm off tour.

There comes a time when you've toured a ton, and a time to be inspired again. Listen to awesome jazz records that are mellow with no words, and just sit there and read a book, or space out on your couch. And eventually, all that inspiration comes.

In my experience, psychotherapy at its best is like dual meditation - it's like a container in which you can be compassionate and mindful toward yourself.