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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. ↗

— Voltaire

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I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them. ↗

— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. 'I am that I am' sums up the whole truth. The method is summed up in the words 'Be still'. What does stillness mean? It means destroy yourself. Because any form or shape is the cause for trouble. Give up the notion that 'I am so and so'. All that is required to realize the Self is to be still. What can be easier than that? ↗

— Ramana Maharshi

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When you eliminate the Ego's intense desire to be correct, the clarity of the moment can come through. How simple is that? ↗

— Beth Johnson

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We can recognize and give credit where credit is due, to the debt of taste we owe Europe, but we have taste, too. ↗

— Billy Baldwin

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Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. ↗

— Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

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Intuition means to follow the silent whispers of the inner in a basic “yes” to life. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

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I fully credit my family for keeping me grounded and for putting me back in line whenever necessary. ↗

— Camilla Belle

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