Quotes About Meditation

The bliss of contemplation consists in disenchanted charm.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

I see, in evening air,How slowly dark comes down on what we do.

May my silences become more accurate.

I lose and find myself in the long water. I am gathered together once more.

A mind too active is no mind at all.

I have gone into the waste lonely places

I long for the imperishable quiet at the heart of form.

And what does Juliette think about at work? 'Why, nothing. At work I don't think, or I think about my saucepans.' Work is relaxation from home.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

Smile, breathe and go slowly.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro. (Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)

What canst thou see elsewhere which thou canst not see here? Behold the heaven and the earth and all the elements; for of these are all things created.

By two wings is man lifted above earthly things, even by simplicity and purity. Simplicity ought to be in the intention, purity in the affection.

If you cannot recollect yourself continuously, do so once a day at least, in the morning or in the evening. In the morning make a resolution and in the evening examine yourself on what you have said this day, what you have done and thought, for in these things perhaps you have often offended God and those about you.

Be faithful to your secret place, and it will become your closest friend and bring you much comfort. In silence and stillness a devout person grows spiritually and learns the hidden things of the Bible. Tears shed there bring cleansing. God draws near to the one who withdraws for a while. It is better for you to look after yourself this way in private than to perform wonders in public while neglecting your soul.

O quam salubre, quam iucundum et suave est sedere in solitudine et tacere et loqui cum Deo!

But let us lay the axe to the very root of our life, that, being cleansed from affections, we may possess our souls in peace.

Seek a suitable time for thy meditation, and think frequently of the mercies of God to thee.

Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.