Meditation Practice Quotes

“Meditation is
The practice of letting go
Of life each moment

Each in breath followed by out,
Receiving life, letting go

Practice letting go,
Then when death knocks on your door
You’ll invite him in”
― Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.”
― Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

“Sometimes, visualize that your heart is a brilliant ball of light. As you breathe out, it radiates rays of white light in all directions, carrying your happiness to all beings. As you breathe in, their suffering, negativity and afflictions come towards you in the form of dense, black light, which is absorbed in your heart and disappears in its brilliant white light without a trace, relieving all beings of their pain and sorrow.”
― Dilgo Khyentse, The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva

“To know your mind,
you need a little distance.
You need to be a step or two away
and be able to notice
what your mind is doing
without being so lost or involved in it
that you can’t see it.
It’s like trying to see your eyes.
If you want to see yourself,
you need to create some space,
you need a mirror.
Stillness, mindfulness, meditation:
these are the mirrors.”
― Eric Overby, Legacy

“There beneath all the thinking and doing, you are at peace. You ARE peace. YOU are the peace you’ve been looking for all along.”
― Tamara Verma, Yoga Nidra Scripts: 22 Meditations for Effortless Relaxation, Rejuvenation and Reconnection

“Meditation is a state, often defined as deep dreamless sleep awake. But, in the same way that you cannot sleep on demand, you cannot meditate on demand—that is, you can’t reach the state instantly in the same way that you can raise your right hand. The practices preceding meditation are relaxation, stillness and mental focus. Those are all things you can do. They are the preparation. Then, if you the circumstances are right, you can transition from the waking to the meditative state.”
― Gudjon Bergmann

“If people think they can “do” meditation, then they become frustrated every time they don’t achieve the state. In the same way that making more of an effort to fall asleep—trying to force yourself to sleep—often backfires, the meditative state becomes more elusive the more you try. On the other hand, if people understand that meditation is a state, then their only job is to create the right circumstances. They focus on what they can do—relax, sit still, concentrate—and then sometimes the state comes, while sometimes it does not. Either one is fine.”
― Gudjon Bergmann

“Meditation should be on the same list as brushing your teeth, sleeping and eating. Meditation is an addition to your routine, not a final goal to accomplish. Once meditation is in your routine, then your mind will feel fuzzy if you don’t meditate, in the same way that your teeth feel fuzzy when you don’t brush.”
― Gudjon Bergmann

“In its purest form the term meditation means two things; (1) the state of meditation, which resembles deep dreamless sleep while awake, and, (2) the practices that lead to the state, usually a combination of relaxation and concentration techniques.”
― Gudjon Bergmann

“Q. What is Meditation? How do I do it?

A. Ultimate Meditation is not something one can "do". Instead it is a state of Spiritual Reality. It is Like Love, Ultimate Meditation is something you will fall in to.... Ultimate meditation can be understood as falling in Love with the Universe. Such Love can be carried always with the One who exists present in the Infinite Now. The Eternal Tao”
― Leland Lewis, Random Molecular Mirroring

“Our meditation practice, as Christians, is dedicated to three main priorities: welcoming the Holy Spirit, living a more Christlike life, and building His kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven.”
― Benjamin W. Decker, Meditations on Christ: A 5-Minute Guided Journal for Christians

“I no longer pray,
Nothing left ‘outside’ to pray to,
Now I look inside

Inside - Haiku”
― Eric Overby, Legacy

“Detachment is the path of Lord Shiva; it is the path of liberation; it is the path of Infinite possibilities.”
― Amit Ray, Enlightenment Step by Step

“Om is like the universe's "chill pill." It's the cosmic equivalent of hitting pause on life's chaos and tuning into the serene frequency of existence. So, when the world gets a bit too hectic, just close your eyes, channel your inner yogi, and let out a resounding Om. It's like giving your mind a spa day—a soothing escape from the daily grind. Om... Because sometimes, you just need to dial down the drama and dial up the zen.”
― Life is Positive