42 Quotes About Meditation-instructions

Yin is the feminine aspect of all things and is associated with that which is expansive, open, and receptive, while yang is the masculine aspect of all things and is associated with that which is precise, active, and specific. Every person has both yin qualities and yang qualities,

Attention is the yin to concentration’s yang. Attention (mindfulness) and concentration (focus) work together to provide a full, rounded experience of being both focused on the task at hand (whatever it may be), as well as having a complete awareness of, and an open mind to, the many aspects of the moment you are in.

This sixth sense of thought often comes to the foreground in mindfulness practices like meditation.

Thoughts provide important information, but they are not fundamentally different from or more important than, say, the taste of a pear or hearing a Mozart symphony.

Just because you think something doesn’t mean it’s true, or even particularly important.

If you’ve been thinking negative thoughts for long enough, you have probably come to believe in and identify with them.

You are not your thoughts; you are the thinker of the thoughts.

You should always try to meditate in a place where you will be safe and as undisturbed as possible, but keep in mind that in any meditation practice, a crucial component is to allow—even welcome—changes to the outside environment without interrupting the meditation. Simply observe, experience, and allow things to be as they are.

By holding an open-focus awareness, you create a larger mental “container” for your thoughts to pass through.