3,675 Quotes About Meditation

time to wash away the debris of duality

There is No Dis-Connect, There is no SeparationYour Mind is a beautiful honed phenomenal gift

Most yoga practice starts with the goal of doing the extraordinary and supernatural— to place the feet behind the head, balance on one hand, or cheat the aging process. But the true practice of yoga aims at doing the natural and the ordinary—to stand on your feet, to find joy in filling the lungs, and to release with each exhalation.

The lesser the artadhyan (mournful contemplation hurting the self) and raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation hurting the self and others); lesser are the worldly difficulties.

Misery is an unpleasant painful experience (ashata vedaniya); result of misery is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self).

Only when there is dharmadhyan (absence of adverse internal state of being that hurts the self and others) in the body, there will be shukladhyan (Internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) in the Self (Soul).

Contrary to popular belief, the translation of vinyasa is not “sweaty practice.” Vinyasa is connecting breath and movement—a practice that has nothing to do with moving fast, accelerating the heart rate, or manifesting a pool of sweat. It does, however, have everything to do with mindful movement.

If you live well, you will be shocked and surprised to see how, at the end of your life, it all turns out. But like any great novel, the clues have always been there and the plot twists and turns were hidden in plain sight.

A gardener cannot make a seed grow. She can simply create the conditions for growth to occur and then patiently wait.A physician cannot heal the body. She can simply create the conditions forhealing to occur and then patiently wait.A spiritual seeker cannot enlighten the mind or fill the heart with compassion.She can simply create the conditions for grace to pour in and then patiently wait.