Quotes About Meditation

He who has renounced (the 'I-thought') thus, remains the same whether he is alone or in the midst of the extensive samsara

Silence is also conversation.

It is beyond words or thoughts.

When one adopts the practice (sadhana) by means of which one'smind, which is restless like the wind, is made still perpetually, then the purpose of taking birth as a human being is fulfilled. That is also the mark of a true scholar. 38. Do not practise meditation by fixing the mind on the six adhara chakras, the ones that are up or down or in the middle, or anywhere else. Giving up all such meditations, make the mind always devoid of any support (either inside or outside).

Giving up all notions about country, caste, blemishless community,asrama (status as a bachelor, family man, ascetic or one who has renounced the world) and associated matters, hold on to and practise always meditation upon the Self, your own natural state.

It is enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imagining such a source to be some God outside you. One's source is within oneself. Give yourself up to it. That means that you should seek the source and merge in it.

How is breath control the means for mind control? M: There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control, because the mind, like breath, is a part of air, because the nature of mobility is common to both, because the place of origin is the same for both, and because when one of them is controlled the other gets controlled.

Be equally indifferent to both and abide in the faith of God. That will be so only when one's faith is strong that God looks after all of us.

The fruition of this process is samadhi which yields release, which is the state of unsurpassed bliss. The revered Gurus also have said that release is to be gained only by devotion which is of the nature of reflection on the truth of the Self.

So long as they make efforts they will not be sages (jnanis).

The Self is the only Reality. (p. 38)

The mind is by nature restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness; give it peace, make it free from distractions, train it to look inward, and make all this a habit. This is done by ignoring the external world and removing the obstacles to peace of mind. (p. 20)

Prayer is not verbal; it is from the Heart. To merge into the Heart is prayer. That is also Grace. (p. 237)

Divine Grace is essential for realization. It leads one to God-realization. But such Grace is vouchsafed only to him who is a true devotee or a yogin, who has striven hard and ceaselessly on the path towards freedom. (p. 26)

What the mind has to do is not to suggest a reply, but to remain quiet so that the true reply can arise.

Never mind the mind. If its source is sought, it will vanish leaving the Self unaffected.

The realization is the result of the Master's grave more than teachings, lectures, meditation, etc. They are only secondary aids, whereas the former is the primary and the essential cause. 1935jan07

The difficulty was in controling the mind. "It is to be done by controling the breath. If you practise it by yourself without help, then the mind is controlled. Otherwise the mind comes under control spontaneously in the presence of a superior power. Such is the greatness of association with the wise (satsanga). 1935may15

Cuando el mundo desaparece, es decir, cuando no hay pensamiento, la mente experimenta la felicidad, y cuando el mundo aparece, se hunde en la desdicha.

After negating all of the above mentioned as 'not this', 'not this', that Awareness which alone remains – that I am.

When the world disappears, i.e., when there is no thought, the mind experience happiness; and when the world appears, it goes through misery.

Not leaving the Self is wisdom.

There is a state beyond our efforts or effortlessness. Until it is realised effort is necessary. After tasting such Bliss, even once, one will repeatedly try to regain it. Having once experienced the Bliss of Peace no one would like to be out of it or engaged himself otherwise.

Questioner: Is intellectual knowledge enough? Maharshi: Unless intellectually known, how to practice it? Learn it intellectually first, then do not stop with that. Practise it.