Quotes about Meditation
Lord, keep my thoughts green! That is something one should say over and over again.
- Vincent Van Gogh
When all sounds cease, God's voice is heard under the stars.
- Vincent Van Gogh
In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.
- Virginia Woolf
You have to make time, even for something as universal as staring at the stars.
- WP Kinsella
Keep up the fires of thought, and all will go well.
- Henry David Thoreau
I can worry myself into a state of spiritual ennui over questions like What good does it do to pray if God already knows everything? Jesus silences such questions: he prayed, so should we.
- Philip Yancey
Does prayer change God or change me?
- Philip Yancey
My publisher conducted a website poll, and of the 678 respondents only 23 felt satisfied with the time they were spending in prayer. That
- Philip Yancey
On the other hand, if the subject had nothing to do but think about his pain (as is true in many hospitals and nursing homes), he showed much greater sensitivity.
- Philip Yancey
Whenever I fixate on techniques, or sink into guilt over my inadequate prayers, or turn away in disappointment when a prayer goes unanswered, I remind myself that prayer means keeping company with God who is already present.
- Philip Yancey
I relish the sense of being alone with nature, knowing that of all people in the world only I am hearing these sounds in this place. The tranquil mood feels vaguely religious, what I should be feeling in church but rarely do. In
- Philip Yancey
The quieter the mind," said Meister Eckhart, "the more powerful, the worthier, the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is.
- Philip Yancey