Category Inner Wisdom

Sarasvati Buhrman says : “It is sometimes said that the first stages of the meditation process are the most difficult. The first distraction is the physical body.

Sarah McLean says : “Meditation connects you with your soul, and this connection gives you access to your intuition, your heartfelt desires, your integrity, and the inspiration to create a life you love.”

Roy Eugene Davis says : “A most useful approach to meditation practice is to consider it the most important activity of each day. Schedule it as you would an extremely important appointment, and unfailingly keep your appointment.”

Ramana Maharishi says : “From where does this “I” arise? Seek for it within; it then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. When the mind unceasingly investigates its own nature, it transpires that there is no such thing as…

Pema Chödrön says : “What’s encouraging about meditation is that even if we shut down, we can no longer shut down in ignorance. We see very clearly that we’re closing off. That in itself begins to illuminate the darkness of…

Pema Chödrön says : “Loving-kindness towards ourselves doesn’t mean getting rid of anything. It means we can still be crazy after all these years. We can still be angry after all these years. We can still be timid, jealous or…

Pema Chödrön says : “It’s helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.”

Pema Chödrön says : “Are you experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What’s for lunch? Stay! I can’t stand this another minute! Stay!”

Paul Wilson says : “Whenever you try to dictate the outcome of your meditation you negate its most wondrous benefit – the pleasure of simply being.”

Paramahansa Yogananda says : “It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not make an effort to control the mind it will go on…