3,675 Quotes About Meditation

Although you could open a can of soup with a hammer, a stone, or even your teeth if you didn’t mind making a mess or chipping a tooth, a much wiser approach would be to use a can opener. The breath is like a can opener for the soul. Can you explore the depths of your being without conscious breathing? Sure. The more relevant question is, why would you want to?

Instead of asking, “How can I ease my suffering?” yoga would have us ask,“How can I better serve my brothers and sisters?” Because only in answering the latter can we hope to answer the former.

Is there any success, without the soundness of mind?

Meditation on the holy Scriptures , free us from mental slavery.

Standing at the end of a diving board looking at the water never made the water warmer, but it will make taking the plunge unnecessarily hard.

Once we understand cause and effect, we can stop complaining about the effects of our choices. We can start making more mindful decisions about the thoughts we entertain, the actions we perform, the people with whom weassociate, and the quality of life we want to live.

إن الجهاد الحسن هو الذي نخوضه باسم أحلامنا عندما نكون شبابا .. تتفجر أحلامنا في داخلنا بكل عزيمتها ولا تنقصنا الشجاعة اطلاقاً .. لكننا لم نتعلم بعد كيفية النضال .. وحين نخلص الى تعلمها بعد جهود مضنية نكون قد فقدنا الطاقة على الكفاح عندئذ نرتد على انفسنا ونصبح ألد أعدائنا .. نتذرع قائلين أن احلامنا طفولية وعويصة على التحقيق أو أنها ثمرة جهلنا لحقائق الحياة .. فنقتل أحلامنا لأننا نخاف من خوض الجهاد الحسن

The mind is the only level at which any lasting change can occur—it is the soil in which we plant our hopes and fears, habits, and patterns. What we plant in the mind will grow and bear fruit. Just as it would be pointless to complain about a carrot seed failing to produce a tomato, it is equally pointless to look at the garden of your life and complain about what you see growing there. We have to be willing to plant different seeds.

Meditation is a journey from negative-mindset to positive-mindset. It is a means to stay positive and radiate positive energy.