Quotes about Meditation

I, of course, meditate for two hours every morning. It's part of my schedule I wake up at 4 a.m. every day and I love it.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

In my stillness I am the eternal possibility. In my movement I am the cosmos.

Consciously put your attention in the heart and ask your heart what to do.

Practicing silence means making a commitment to take a certain amount of time to simply Be. Experiencing silence means periodically withdrawing from the activity of speech. It also means periodically withdrawing from such activities as watching television, listening to the radio, or reading a book. If you never give yourself the opportunity to experience silence, this creates turbulence in your internal dialogue.

Use memories. Do not let memories use you.

According to an ancient Upanishad, the human mind is like two birds sitting on a branch. One of the birds is eating the fruit of the tree while the other lovingly looks on.

Every cell in your body is eavesdropping on your thoughts.

The simplest definition of spirituality is self-awareness. Inside yourself is the peace, love, and truth that are attributes of God. When you contact this place, you meet your true self.

Two journeys had to be made without companions: the journey to your death and the one to enlightenment.

The New Testament calls this "the peace that passes understanding," because it goes beyond thinking—no amount of mental churning will get you there.

Of course he could still conjure up the old faces. But they didn't return on their own anymore. In order to see images of Channa or Suddhodana, he would ask to see them. "Learn to use your memories," he told the younger bikkhus. "Don't let them use you.