Quotes for Any Occasion
Meditation, simply put, is a state of awareness where you are free from other distractions. When in a meditative state, the mind should be free from scattered thoughts and focused on a single thought process. Nowadays, meditation has taken on the connotations of being a spiritual practice in which you empty your mind, enter a state of relaxation in order to find inner peace. In this state, pray takes place and even an experience of your deity. [Read more…]
Life can be overwhelming when we’re focused on what’s approaching or what’s behind us. We need to stay grounded in where we are now and fully embrace the present moments we are living in. Be present with the help of these quotes about living in a state of true mindfulness.
In Asian languages, the word for ‘mind’ and the word for ‘heart’ are same. So if you’re not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as heartfulness, you’re not really understanding it. Compassion and kindness towards oneself are intrinsically woven into it. You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
– Jon Kabat-Zinn
A mind that has come to the stillness of wisdom shall know being, shall know what it is to love. Love is neither personal nor impersonal. Love is love, not to be defined or described by the mind as exclusive or inclusive. Love is its own eternity; it is the real, the supreme, the immeasurable.
– Aldous Huxley
I weave a silence onto my lips.
I weave a silence into my mind.
I weave a silence within my heart.
I close my ears to distractions.
I close my eyes to attractions.
I close my heart to temptations.
Calm me, O Lord, as you stilled the storm.
Still me, O Lord, keep me from harm.
Let all tumult within me cease.
Enfold me, Lord, in your peace.
– From the Gaelic tradition
