Meditation: 10 quotes to reflect and calm the mind

Quotes about meditation. Meditating can help us live better. Science is finding more and more confirmation of its benefits

Meditating can help us live better. Science is studying the meditation and is finding more and more confirmations on its benefits, linked above all to the improvement of the general well-being and health conditions of patients, its ability to relieve stress and its positive effect in case of hypertension.





Meditation affects both our body and our mind. Many well-known personalities have expressed their thoughts on meditation or on issues that can easily be connected to this practice over time.

Here then we present some of the quotes most famous ones that can help us reflect before starting to meditate or that more generally can give support to our inner journey.

Index

Armonia

"Whoever lives in harmony with himself, lives in harmony with the whole universe" (Marcus Aurelius)

Reflecting on this sentence helps us understand that not we are part of the universe and that thanks to meditation we can feel this bond in a much stronger way. Feeling like part of the universe will help us develop a greater respect for the environment in which we live, for other people and for animals.

Peace

“The mind can move in thousands of directions, but on this beautiful path I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, flower blossoms "(Thich Nhat Hanh)

Thanks to meditation at the end of our long journey we can reach a wonderful state of peace and well-being. This journey must be part of everyday life through a new outlook on the world. At each of our steps the Planet continues to live and manifests itself in all its beauty. We remember to admire it whenever we can.

Beauty

"Admire the beauty of the world: it is the first step to purify the mind" (Amit Ray)

Beauty is in the little things. We know it well but sometimes we tend to forget it. Yet if we immerse ourselves in a natural environment we can immediately realize the beauty and perfection of a flower, a blade of grass or the leaves of a tree. Natural elements and beauty they purify our mind and help us feel free. That's why, then, meditating in nature can make us feel really better.



Meditation: 10 quotes to reflect and calm the mind

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stay still

"All man's difficulties are caused by his inability to sit alone in a room in complete stillness" (Blaise Pascal)

It is the most difficult step for those who start meditating but also for those who have been practicing for some time and find themselves in a difficult period. Being able to carve out time for sit in meditation it is not always easy and not everyone has the courage to confront themselves by sitting alone in a room in search of happiness. Yet once this hurdle is overcome, there is an extraordinary reward. Seeing is believing.

Freedom

"I know only one freedom, the freedom of the mind" (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

True freedom begins with our mind and the final goal of meditation includes a true one liberation. With small steps thanks to meditation we can improve our quality of life and feel more and more free from what makes us feel slaves, starting from a sort of dependence on the people or objects that surround us.

Meditation: 10 quotes to reflect and calm the mind

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Silence

"Learn to get in touch with the silence that is within yourself and to understand that everything in this life has a purpose" (Elizabeth Kübler-Ross)

Only in silence and by searching for ourselves in the depths can we understand what ours is real purpose in life. This is one of the most important questions for humans. Understanding why we came into the world will help us direct our existence towards our goal.

Consciousness

“In meditation you leave the surface to go deep. Become aware of a level of existence below and beyond the frenetic activity of thoughts "(Ulrich Ott)



Meditation takes us deep within ourselves into a walk which exceeds our common level of consciousness, necessary to face daily life. It is normal for thoughts to surface during meditation, in a real frenetic activity, but we have the possibility to guide our mind and to go beyond this first step which may seem insuperable.

Meditation: 10 quotes to reflect and calm the mind

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Solitude

"Finding a space of solitude to meditate is not isolating oneself from men, but allowing them to become part of us" (George Bernanos)

Meditation it is not isolation and it is not renouncing to live the normal daily life in the world. Indeed, it is a push to open up to others, to better understand the people around us and to help them with our utmost commitment when they find themselves in difficulty. Meditation makes us grow and improve to feel better about ourselves and to make us useful to humanity.

Vitality

"To penetrate the depths of one's true nature and to reach a vitality present on every occasion, nothing can surpass meditation in the midst of activity" (Hakuin)

Meditation can represent a time to pause and recharge that it will give us a lot of vitality during our days, in daily activities. We will find that we are much more lucid and attentive in everything we do. It is one of the concrete gifts that meditation offers us and that we will be able to develop with constant practice.

Thought

“Research your vision. Think back to the thinking mind. Who is?" (Wu Men)

If you delve into the practice and study of meditation, you will understand that the human mind manifests itself on different levels and that there is a higher plane that we should refer to in order to understand the world and the universe. We can only wish you a good voyage of discovery and an exciting practice.

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