Healing, Relaxing, Peace of Mind
There's no doubt about it: We live in stressful times. From dealing with the pandemic, raising our kids, caring for our aging parents, keeping the house spic and span, and working 9 to 5, it might seem like there's no downtime. And even if you find a few moments to relax, how do you soothe your body and mind and actually let go of all that tightness and tension? Reading the following meditation quotes just might be the way.
While reading these quotes about meditation isn't the same thing as engaging in it (try a meditation app if you're just getting started), they just might inspire you to set a few moments aside every day for the age-old practice. (Even 13 minutes of daily meditation has been shown to improve physical and mental health.) Along with eating right and exercising regularly, reading these quotes about meditation should help put you on the road to increased well-being and added mindfulness in just about no time.
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." ― Thich Nhat Hanh
"Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you." ― Amit Ray
"The more regularly and the more deeply you meditate, the sooner you will find yourself acting always from a center of peace." ― J. Donald Walters.
"If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath." ― Amit Ray.
"When you begin to meditate you may notice changes right away. Or nothing much may seem to change. Don’t count on anything dramatic. Most changes happen slowly." ― Ram Dass.
"If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air." ― Nayyirah Waheed.
After all, we know meditation, which can be traced back to 5,000 BCE, can crush stress, reducing negativity, and increasing patience, imagination and self-awareness. Research has shown it can lead to better sleep and improved memory, too, and even lower blood pressure.
"When sitting in meditation, say, 'That’s not my business!' with every thought that comes by." ― Ajahn Chah.
"Meditation is a vital way to purify and quiet the mind, thus rejuvenating the body." ― Deepak Chopra.
"The best mediation is effortless. The best meditation is a gentle awareness." ― Maxime Lagacé.
"Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance." ― Amit Ray.
"Sit down, close your eyes, get in a comfortable position, and whatever happens, happens. If you think, you think. If you don’t think, you don’t think. Don’t put any effort into it." ― Naval Ravikant.
"Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity." ― Baba Ram Dass.
"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality." ― Thich Nhat Hanh
"Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter." ― Amit Ray
"Don’t try to solve anything, just be." ― Maxime Lagacé.
"We must experience the Truth in a direct, practical and real way. This is only possible in the stillness and silence of the mind; and this is achieved by means of meditation." ― Samael Aun Weor.
"To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still." ― Jiddu Krishnamurti.
"Life is a mystery—mystery of beauty, bliss and divinity. Meditation is the art of unfolding that mystery." ― Amit Ray.
"One conscious breath in and out is a meditation." ― Eckhart Tolle.
"Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight." ― Ajahn Brahm.
"If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state." ― Ramana Maharshi
"Discover your deep inner-self and from that place spread love in every direction." ― Amit Ray
"A meditator is both an artist and a warrior." ― Thich Nhat Hanh.
"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
"Be free like a balloon is. Let go of all the weights (negativity) to fly to the highest of skies." ― Aman Khurana
"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." ― Sarah McLean.
"The quiet mind is richer than a crown." ― Robert Greene.
"The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you." ― David Lynch.
"Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are." ― Matthieu Ricard
"Be present above all else." ― Naval Ravikant.
"Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak." ― Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati.
"Meditation is for moms what eyesight is for pilots. It allows us to see where we’re headed, respond to conditions in our environment, and make adjustments when necessary." ― Amber Trueblood
"Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day."― Deepack Chopra
"Meditate. Slow down. There’s no rush." ― Maxime Lagacé.
"Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt." ― Sr. Francis de Sales.
"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear." ― Rumi
"You get peace of mind not by thinking about it or imagining it, but by quietening and relaxing the restless mind." ― Remez Sasson
"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind." ― Napoleon Bonaparte.
"Only in my deep meditation do I come to know who I truly am." ― Sri Chinmoy.
"Meditation is hanging out with your soul." ― Rachel Ritlop
"People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments."― Sharon Salzberg.
"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water." ― Bruce Lee
"Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out." ― Katherine Dunham
"Meditation is choosing not to engage in the drama of the mind but elevating the mind to its highest potential." ― Amit Ray
"Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." ― Hermann Hesse
"The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness." ― Sakyong Mipham
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