Quotes About Meditation

Sometimes I feel like distance helps observation.

You know, like, real paying attention and real observation and deep thought and deep consideration can be a bit, you know, miserable-making.

I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.

Yogis have human emotions, but the thing is not to let anger and doubt become an obsession.

I have always had an obsession with candles.

I write in a journal occasionally. But it is not a daily discipline for me.

The more you give yourself to the universe, the more passive you become, the closer you will be to the secrets of the universe.

It is significant that the word "holiness" derives from a word meaning "wholeness" and the word "meditation," usually used in a religious sense, closely resembles the root meaning of the word "medication." The affinity of the two words is startlingly evident when we realize that sincere and practical meditation upon God and His truth acts as a medication for the soul and body.

The creative thought principle is very important, for as Gautama Buddha declared, "The mind is everything; what you think you become.

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January 29 Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful. Name all the fine things you possess, all the wonderful things that have happened to you, and thank God for them. Make that your prayer.

al entrar en ti mismo no sales del mundo

Los ojos se cierran, las palabras se abren.

A saint speaks with God or with himself, two forms of silence.

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition.

Óyeme como quien oye llover, ni atenta ni distraída.

First, I will read the words in silence when I arise. Then, I will read the words in silence after I have partaken of my midday meal. Last, I will read the words again just before I retire at day's end, and most important, on this occasion I will read the words aloud.

As I repeat the words daily they will soon become a part of my active mind, but more important, they will also seep into my other mind, that mysterious source which never sleeps, which creates my dreams, and often makes me act in ways I do not comprehend.

melancholy.

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

The best way to be in the present moment is to be aware that you're not in the moment. As soon as you're aware that you're not in the moment, you're in the moment. — Deepak Chopra

So when I feel overwhelmed, I usually go to a quiet place. A bathroom stall works wonders. I close my eyes, turn inward, and breathe until I can sense the still, small space inside me that is the same as the stillness in you, and in the trees, and in all things. I breathe until I can feel this space expand and fill me. And I always end up doing the exact opposite of screaming: I smile at the wonder of it all.

A única coisa que pode lhe trazer paz é você mesmo.

I know for sure that what we dwell on is what we become.