Meditation Practice Quotes

On this page you will find all the quotes on the topic "Meditation Practice". There are currently 137 quotes in our collection about Meditation Practice. Discover the TOP 10 sayings about Meditation Practice!
The best sayings about Meditation Practice that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
  • Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

    c. AD 170-180 Meditations, bk.4, no.3 (translated by M Staniforth).
  • There are several different kinds of painful feelings that we might experience, and learning to distinguish and relate to these feelings of discomfort or pain is an important part of meditation practice, because it is one of the very first things that we open to as our practice develops.

  • One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.

    Elizabeth Lesser (2008). “The Seeker's Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure”, p.115, Ballantine Books
  • All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.

  • Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you.

    "Meditation: Insights and Inspiration". Book by Amit Ray, July 4, 2010.
  • Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

    BKS Iyengar (2015). “Yoga For Sports: A Journey towards Health and Healing”, p.106, Westland
  • Its never too late to take a moment to look.

    Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.129, Workman Publishing
  • Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why do we have time to breathe? Because we see the importance of the breath, we can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.

  • Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.

    Ma Jaya Bhagavati (2011). “The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom From The Patterns That Bind You”, p.56, BookBaby
  • As you go into light for longer and longer periods, as you progress in your meditation practice, you transform, you become illumined, you overcome all limitation, all sorrow, and all pain. You learn not to be bound by desire, and eventually you transcend death itself.

    Pain   Buddhism   Light  
  • We call the effort to cultivate our ability to be in the present moment ‘practice’ or ‘meditation practice.’

    Jon Kabat-Zinn (2005). “Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life”, Hyperion
  • To understand the totality of this extraordinary thing called life, one must obviously not be too definite about these things. One cannot be definite with something which is so immense, which is not measurable by words. We cannot understand the immeasurable so long as we approach it through time.

    "Collected Works of J Krishnamurti 1956-1957: A Light to Yourself".
  • Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

    Jon Kabat-Zinn (2005). “Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life”, Hyperion
  • Your duty is to be, and not to be this or that. I Am That I Am sums up the whole truth; the method is summarized in Be Still.

    Ramana Maharshi (2004). “The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi”, p.86, Shambhala Publications
  • Integrated meditation practice is like a healthy diet which is indispensable for maintaining your vitality and resistance to disease. Likewise, a balanced meditative practice in the course of a socially engaged way of life heightens your psychological immune system, so that you are less vulnerable to mental imbalances of all kinds.

    B. Alan Wallace (2010). “The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind”, p.51, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • The trick to keeping your meditation practice alive, not simply consistent but wonderful, is you need to bring a certain will or force into every meditation.

  • At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

  • Meditation is an essential travel partner on your journey of personal transformation. Meditation connects you with your soul, and this connection gives you access to your intuition, your heartfelt desires, your integrity, and the inspiration to create a life you love.

  • Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.

    Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness - Enhanced Ebook Edition: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.13, Workman Publishing
  • Meditation practice is a way of making friends with ourselves. Whether we are worthy or unworthy, that's not the point. It's developing a friendly attitude to ourselves, accepting the hidden neurosis coming through.

  • Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

  • Basically when I'm walking I'm not consciously writing or intending anything. In the manner I have learned from meditation practice, I let things unfold.

    Source: www.raintaxi.com
  • 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.

  • The key to maintaining your inspiration in the day-to-day work of meditation practice is to approach it as play—a happy opportunity to master practical skills, to raise questions, experiment, and explore.

  • Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

    FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Oct 13, 2013
  • Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

    Gautama Buddha (2016). “Zen Dogs”, p.126, Mango Media Inc.
  • Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.

  • Giving to others is the greatest gift you can give yourself.

    "The Pursuit of Happiness". Interview with Darren Hardy, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 17, 2014.
  • Yoga has expanded beyond asana for me. It's how I live my life and currently I'm throwing myself into a meditation practice.

    ORIGIN Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • I feel like someone who's meditating could possibly benefit their meditation practice and their well-being just by sitting down and thinking about things that they love for ten minutes.

    "Moby | Inside the brain of a genius. Meditator. Vegan. Outlaw". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
Page 1 of 5
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • We hope our collection of Meditation Practice quotes has inspired you! Our collection of sayings about Meditation Practice is constantly growing (today it includes 137 sayings from famous people about Meditation Practice), visit us more often and find new quotes from famous authors!
    Share our collection of quotes on social networks – this will allow as many people as possible to find inspiring quotes about Meditation Practice!