Quotes about meditation

"Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation."

Bhagavad Gita on meditation
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"Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart."

Bhagavad Gita on meditation
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"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom."

Buddha on meditation
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"Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose."

Easwaran, Eknath on meditation
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"It is not enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imagining such a source to be some God outside you. One's source is within oneself. Give yourself up to it. That means that you should seek the source and merge in it."

Maharshi, Ramana on meditation
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"The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation."

Milarepa on meditation   

"In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil."

Patanjali on meditation   

"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Stevenson, Robert Louis on meditation
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"Health, a light body, freedom from cravings, a glowing skin, sonorous voice, fragrance of body: these signs indicate progress in the practice of meditation."

Upanishad, Shvetashvatara on meditation   

"We are sick with fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas. Meditation is therefore the art of suspending verbal and symbolic thinking for a time, somewhat as a courteous audience will stop talking when a concert is about to begin."

Watts, Alan W. on meditation   

"In deep meditation the waves which comprise the soul harmonise."

Oshana Dave on meditation   

"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back."

The Buddha on meditation