Quotes About Meditation

Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.

Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.

Meditation is that exercise of the mind by which it recalls a known truth, as some kind of creatures do their food, to be ruminated upon till all the valuable parts be extracted.

The Truth is realized in an instant; the Act is practiced step by step.

Let the inner ear listen to the voice of truth that is always speaking.

All action begins in rest... This is the ultimate truth.

Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.

The practice of Sufism is the intention to move toward truth by means of love and devotion.

The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.

Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation.

It has often occurred to me that a seeker after truth has to be silent.

The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.

Silence and solitude are confrontational. They plunge us instantly into the truth.

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

Is not prayer a study of truth, a sally of the soul into the unfound infinite? No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

The innermost core is witnessing, awareness, watchfulness. You can call it anything, but it will be another meaning of witnessing. Truth is pure awareness.

Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.

Om (AUM) is the truth of all truths, the light of all lights and the destroyer of all illusions.

Truth is pure awareness.

Waking up is not serious. It is a gentle remembering and an honoring of the present moment as the truth of life.

If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinion for or against.

Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are ...but unless you realize the Truth, there is no freedom.

Searching for the Truth through words and speech is like sticking your head in a bowl of glue.

Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.