Several thoughts and reflections that lead us to a state of well-being.
The constant practice of meditation can have therapeutic benefitsand a positive impact on our way of relating to the world around us and to the other beings that inhabit it, so practicing this ancient technique will help you improve your physical and mental health.
Using this technique we can take advantage of the many positive aspects it brings us: a considerable reduction in stress, improvement in concentration, improvement in memory, improvement of emotional stability and a long etc.
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Meditation phrases and thoughts
Over time numerous experts and connoisseurs of the subject have spoken out regarding the use of meditation, but what have been the most relevant phrases?
Hereare the 70 best quotes about meditation.
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1. With the study of books God is sought; With meditation you are found. (Padre Pio)
Phrase of the ecclesiastic Padre Pio that tells us about the search for God through meditation.
2. In a minute of silence alone with myself, I first become aware of what I am doing, and then I can choose whether I will seek a better path. (Spencer Johnson)
First I think, therefore I am.
3. Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize yourself. (Sivananda)
The Hindu mystic Sivananda shows us the basic pillars of a spiritually healthy life.
4. To meditate is to cultivate new qualities and cultivate new ways of being. (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
Professor Kabat-Zinn shows us an interesting point of view.
5. Those who do not meditate and have not learned to be alone live in prison with themselves and perhaps also with others. (Sir Thomas Browne)
The English writer and doctor tells us about the importance of meditation.
6. Meditation is a mirror that reflects your virtues and your vices. (Farid Al-Din Attar)
Meditation is a state in which the subconscious invites us to know ourselves much more.
7. I almost dare say that the state of reflection is an unnatural state and that the man who meditates is a depraved animal. (Jean Jacques Rousseau)
The Swiss philosopher Rousseau leaves us this controversial quote, which implies his point of view regarding society and how it relates to meditation.
8. Remain silent, let go of conflict, become peaceful, and remember the eternal goodness that resides within. (Wayne Dyer)
Dyer talks about basic values of meditation.
9. The secret of meditation is to develop, concentrate and direct your consciousness. (Stephan Bodian)
The meditation writer for dummies explains the secret.
10. The distinctive feature of this mode of being that we call meditation is non-attachment and, consequently, the clear perception and predisposition to respond adequately to any circumstance that comes our way. (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
Kabat-Zinn explains that using meditation correctly can bring us many benefits in all aspects of our lives.
11. Mindful breathing is a kind of bridge that connects the body with the mind. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
This famous Vietnamese monk leaves us this note on the role of breathing in meditation.
12. Meditation and prayer nourish the soul. (Og Mandino)
phrase from the interesting book The largest seller in the world.
13. Persistent meditation always suggests arguments against decisions; Deep reflection often ends in inertia. (Auguste Rodin)
It is always important to meditate decisions well.
14. Recollection and meditation are the first powers of man. (Comte de Mirabeau)
Even during the French Revolution great writers tell us about meditation and its benefits.
15. Practice meditation. It is fundamental. Once it is enjoyed, it can no longer be abandoned, and the benefits are immediate. (Dalai Lama)
Without a doubt, the Dalai Lama could give us many tips on meditation.
16. Those men who base their knowledge on the authority of books, and not on their own meditation, are of lower status than the simple ignorant. (Thomas Hobbes)
Quote from the book Leviathan written in 1651 that tells us about human nature.
17. Anyone who has practiced meditation knows how difficult it is to silence our “mental conversation” to connect with our deepest, wisest and most intuitive mind. (Shakti Gawani)
During the meditation process, knowing how to silence our inner voice can be very complicated.
18. Unless meditation brings you more laughter, more joy, more spontaneity, avoid it. If it doesn’t, then it’s not for you. (Osho)
Meditate as long as you need it yourself.
19. Meditation is the basis of all religions. (Taisen Deshimaru)
Throughout history, meditation has always been a fundamental pillar in all religions, both current and those that have preceded.
20. God assumes any form imagined by the devotee through the repetition of thoughts in prolonged meditation. Although he thus assumes infinite names, only formless consciousness is God. (Ramana Maharshi)
Meditation has always been an attempt to connect the mundane with the divine.
21. Meditation teaches us to ignore distractions and focus our attention where we want to focus it. (Daniel Golemman)
The American writer tells us about the benefits of meditation on the focus of the mind in order to achieve our goals.
22. Meditation, in the spiritual sense in which I am using it, is the secret of all growth in spiritual life and knowledge. All the prophets, sages and saviors came to be through the power of meditation (James Allen)
Phrase from the book From Poverty to Power (1901) that gives us much to think about.
23. It is a mistake to believe that meditation cannot be practiced due to lack of time. The real reason is the agitation of the mind. (Anthony DeMello)
Lack of time is not an excuse not to meditate.
24. The general purpose of meditation is the same for everyone: to learn to relate to consciousness, the purest level of experience. (Deepak Chopra)
Knowing how to meditate is knowing how to relate to oneself.
25. The truth itself can only be reached within one through the deepest meditation and awareness. (Buddha)
In the world of meditation, the teachings of the Buddha must always be taken into account.
26. If I could give you a thought that you should take with you every day to the bathroom, it would be the following: “Meditate in your free moments.” (Henry Miller)
Funny quote from the American writer and no less true for that.
27. If you withdraw from superfluous conversations and from idleness and from hearing news and gossip, you will find time enough and on purpose to give yourself to holy meditations. The greatest Saints avoided as much as they could the company of men, and chose to live for God in seclusion from him. (Thomas de Kempis)
Meditation has always been very present also in the Christian religion.
28. If you have time to breathe, you have time to meditate. You breathe when you walk, you breathe when you’re standing, you breathe when you lie down. (Ajahn Amaro)
Meditation can be carried to many moments of everyday life.
29. Meditation is not the means to an end. It is both the means and the end. (Krishnamurti)
You could also think of meditation as part of a whole.
30. When meditation is mastered, the mind is unshakable like the flame of a candle in a windless place. (Bhagavad Gita)
Motivational phrase that encourages us on our personal journey through meditation.
31. Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. (Dalai Lama)
With meditation we always look for the path to inner peace, perhaps that is why it gives us great benefits in reducing stress and anxiety.
32. All experiences come and go. What witness does he experience himself? (Mooji)
With the practice of meditation we are in the permanent search for ourselves and that is why we can realize our own virtues and insecurities.
33. The affairs of the world will continue forever. Don’t put off practicing meditation. (Jetsun Milarepa)
Do not leave for tomorrow what you can meditate today.
34. When a thought arises instead of trying, even a little, to follow it or fulfill it, it is best to ask yourself first, who came up with this thought? (Ramana Maharshi)
Many times in life you have to stop to meditate on things to really know what you want or what you want.
35. You must not be carried by the dictates of the mind, but the mind must be carried by your dictates. (Bhaktivedanta Swami)
Self-knowledge will help us in all aspects of life.
36. If you want to find God, stay in the space between your thoughts. (Alan Cohen)
The search for god is often none other than the search for ourselves.
37. I know only one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
The greatest freedom, free thought.
38. The spirit of meditation is fighting the weight of our own feelings. (Hakuin Hekaku)
Controlling our feelings through meditation can lead us to be much happier and more balanced people.
39. I stopped eating and drinking to meditate; it is useless: it is better to learn. (Confucius)
Confucius leaves us this quote about fasting in meditation, a practice that sometimes and in a controlled way can be useful to us.
40. Stop, look, investigate, ask the right questions, come to the right conclusions, and have the courage to act on them and see what happens. The first few steps may bring the roof down on your head, but soon the shock will subside and there will be peace and joy. (Nisargadatta Maharaj)
The spiritual teacher Nisargadatta Maharaj tells us about the mental process of meditation in search of mental peace.
41. We do not sit in meditation to become good meditators, but to be more awake in our daily lives. (Pema Chodron)
Meditation will help us in all aspects of daily life.
42. Watching, working and meditating all things prosper. (Gaius Sallustius)
In ancient Rome, the ruling class considered their decisions very well, since a mistake could be fatal.
43. Intuition opens its doors through meditation. (osho)
Through meditation we can sometimes intuit nearby events.
44. Philosophy is a meditation on death. (Erasmus of Rotterdam)
The development of thought channeled by meditation.
45. Without meditation life lacks perfume, love. (Jiddu Krishnamurti)
Meditation is simply one more part of life and we must appreciate it as it deserves.
46. The mind by itself can make a paradise out of hell or a hell out of paradise. (John Milton)
We are slaves to our own thoughts.
47. The observation of nature and meditation have generated art. (Cicero)
With the use of meditation it is possible to create art.
48. Man is not made to meditate but to act. (Rousseau)
Our fast-paced lives often deprive us of the ability to meditate, which negatively affects us.
49. Now I begin to meditate what I have thought, and to see the background and the soul, and that is why now I love solitude more, but still little. (Miguel Unamuno)
Miguel de Unamuno’s reflection on meditation and loneliness that many times if not almost always go hand in hand.
50. When we meditate, even if our meditation is not very clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is the cause of happiness and inner peace. (Kelsang Gyatzo)
Being able to meditate and have our own time and space can give us a good dose of daily happiness.
51. Meditation strengthens the strong and weakens the weak. (Henri Benjamin Constant De Rebecque)
Meditation also exposes us to our own fears and insecurities.
52. Mindful eating is one of the most important meditation practices. (Thich NhatHahn)
We can also take advantage of meals to meditate.
53. Religious meditation is the most intimate feeling that man can experience. (Madame de Stael)
What is prayer but perhaps a form of meditation.
54. He who knows a lot is not a great man, but he who has meditated a lot. (Luigi Settembrini)
The Italian writer tells us about the value of meditation in people and the extra it brings them.
55. Meditation breaks the impetus that comes; prevention mitigates future discomfort; foresight softens the arrival of evils. (Saint Isidore of Seville)
The saint tells us about meditation as part of the cautious man.
56. Meditation is the eye of the soul. (Jacques Benigne Bossuet)
Another important quote that tells us about our inner search through meditation.
57. The indispensable preconditions for the development of calm abiding meditation are: living in a favorable place, limiting one’s desires and practicing self-gratification, not engaging in many activities, maintaining pure morality, and completely eliminating attachment and any attachment. another kind of conceptual thinking. (Dalai Lama)
The Dalai Lama leaves us some practical advice for our daily life and in the practice of meditation.
58. The art of meditation consists in learning to be attentive, alert, aware. When you are angry, do not hold back, allow it. Just be aware of it. Observe it as if it were something that came from outside. Little by little, you will cut the identification with your mind. Thus you will find your true individuality, your being, your soul. (osho)
Osho tells us about personal growth through meditation.
59. I have always been very meditative and I feel that music is like a sacrament that speaks of magnificent things. (U2 bonus)
The famous vocalist of the pop group U2 tells us about his relationship with meditation.
60. Direct the concentration towards your thoughts and quiet your mind. Thoughts come and go in a matter of moments. The mind is restless, volatile, like a wild horse that you have to tame. (Jose Vicente Alfaro)
The writer from Huelva talks about the difficulty of silencing our thoughts at the moment of meditation.
61. With this disposition of mind, I decided one day to take refuge in solitude and avoid all contact with men. I went to a certain place, not far from the sea. I like to hang out like this: I can talk to myself without hindrance. For those who love meditation there are no places as unique as these. (Saint Justin)
The use of solitude and meditation has always been present in almost all religions.
62. The person who is always irritated is because he is not used to meditating. The one who lives dealing every day, is one step away from the grave. (Alex Pimentel)
Meditation is very helpful in controlling anger.
63. For a man accustomed to meditating, insisting on each subject in order to make it yield its secret juice, the lightness with which the action of the man of the world slips from object to object is cause for dizziness. (Jose Ortega y Gasset)
Taking our time to meditate is very important so as not to get carried away by the hyper-accelerated life without control, which is often driven by society.
64. This is the goal of meditation: to lessen the illusory afflictions of our mind and even eradicate them. (Dalai Lama)
The control of our weaknesses through meditation.
65. Those wretches who can calmly enter within themselves, look at each other, as it were, face to face, and shake hands with the noble effusion of two loyal friends, must be very happy. (Jose Selgas)
Having the courage to know oneself is sometimes not pleasant, because we may discover that we are not what we thought at first.
66. Writing is a long introspection, it is a journey into the darkest caves of consciousness, a slow meditation. (Isabel Allende)
We can also meditate by practicing writing.
67. The ability to concentrate in meditation has a lot to do with learning to think when we decide to think and learning to stop thinking when we decide not to. (Jon Kabat Zinn)
Controlling concentration through meditation can be difficult, but it is also very useful in the medium/long term.
68. These four aspects—concentration, receptive awareness, cultivation (of positive emotions), and contemplation—constitute the fundamental uses of consciousness. (Stephan Bodian)
Professor Bodian talks about consciousness during meditation.
69. Meditation is not something you do in the morning and you finish it; Meditation is something you have to continue to live in every moment of your life. Walking, sleeping, sitting, talking, listening; A certain environment has to be achieved. A relaxed person stays at it. A person who lets go of the past remains in meditation. (Osho)
Live meditating as part of life.
70. The mind is the absence of meditation. When meditation comes to you, the mind is nowhere to be found. (Osho)
To meditate it is necessary to silence our thoughts.
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