Quotes About Meditation

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In T.S. Eliot's phrase from his Four Quartets, I was 'distracted from distraction by distraction'.

She took a deep breath, as if the question were something she had to swim under.

Her mind felt different here. She thought a lot in this life, but her thoughts were gentle.

Those first weeks in the prep kitchen I peeled dozens of cases of carrots, chopped quart upon quart of chives, and I came eventually to appreciate something in the rhythm of an endless, repetitive task, one that turns you so inward you forget anyone's there, and snap back to reality only when the timer on the oven buzzes—so loud the sound seems to lodge itself between the back of your neck and your throat.

Visualization often helps with this. So, close your eyes for a moment and imagine being in the setting you want to share your story, and

In mystery our soul abides.

Meditation is the practice of silent contemplation. The practice of mediation eradicates deeply rooted negative thoughts to allow positive ones to gradually make your mind their permanent abode. Meditation calms you down. This allows you moments of non-interrupted contemplation of what's going on inside your body as well as your surroundings. It illuminates the purpose you have in life and increases your memory, focus, and productivity.

We must also cultivate courageous energy: the commitment to remain present with whatever arises to consciousness, without grasping or resisting anything that comes to the fore of the mind.

Only art as meditation reminds people so that they will never forget that the most beautiful thing a potter produces is...the potter.

He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.

It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.

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When we are to attend upon God in solemn ordinances it concerns us to sanctify ourselves, and to get ready beforehand.

We must retain the remembrance of God's works, that we may remain under the influence of God's law.

What is prayer, but the ascent of the soul to God?

Let us endeavour then, by reading, contemplation, and prayer, to know as much of heaven as we can, that we may be desiring and longing to be there.

The most dominant quality among Dynamic Catholics is a daily routine of prayer. • A daily routine refers to a specific time and place set aside for prayer. Dynamic Catholics make this time a priority each day.

I continue to believe that we can learn more in an hour of silence than we can in a year from books.

We are called to become people of prayer, not people of the device.

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn –

More than just a time and a place to pray, Dynamic Catholics have a routine within their routine. When they sit down to pray each day, they don't just see what happens; they have a routine within the routine. They tend to begin their time of prayer in very specific ways: by reading the Bible, praying the morning prayers of the Church, reading from a favorite spiritual book, etc.

Clarity emerges from silence, not meetings. You need the silence so you have something worth saying in the meetings.

Darkness is a kind of visual silence, and monks love it.