The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present, nothing-but-in-the-present, to bear this mindfulness of now into each event of ordinary life. – Peter Matthiessen
Silence is not an absence but a presence. – Anne D. LeClaire
Meditation is the antidote to all the poisons of your life. It is the nourishment of your authentic nature. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this lifetime. – Sogyal Rinpoche
So what is a good meditator? The one who meditates. – Allan Lokos
Meditation is a valuable exercise, but eventually you have to open up your eyes and look around. – Dan Millman
At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter winds. We do something very similar to protect our minds through the practice of meditation. – Eknath Easwaran
Mind only thinks, meditation lives. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Meditation is simplicity itself. One is to just let go, nothing special is supposed to happen.
Meditation provides a way of learning how to let go. As we sit, the self we’ve been trying to construct and make into a nice, neat package continues to unravel. – John Welwood
If you want to find God, hang out in the space between your thoughts. – Alan Cohen
The world can come to a harmony if meditation is spread far and wide. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side. – Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Meditation is silence. If you realize that you really know nothing, then you will be truly meditating. Such truthfulness is the right soil for silence. Silence is meditation. – Yogaswami
If it weren’t for my mind, my meditation would be excellent. – Ani Pema Chodron
The thing about meditation is that you become more and more YOU. – David Lynch
Wisdom happens through meditation, and bliss also happens through meditation. Both the flowers bloom on the same branch. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Words are but the shell; meditation is the kernel. – Bahya ibn Paquda
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