#meditate

Meditation is a mysterious method of self-restoration. It involves “shutting” out the outside world, and by that means sensing the universal “presence” which is, incidentally, absolute perfect peace. It is basically an existential “time-out”—a way to “come up for a breath of air” out of the noisy clutter of the world. But don’t be afraid, there is nothing arcane or supernatural or creepy about the notion of taking a time-out. Ball players do it. Kids do it, when prompted by their parents. Heck, even your computer does it (and sometimes not when you want it to). So, why not you? A meditation can be as simple as taking a series of easy breaths, and slowly, gently counting to ten in your mind. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#meditate #meditation #time-out #inspirational

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#closet #girl #give #her #i

I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate. ↗

— Garry Shandling

#eastern #guy #i #lot #meditate

I don't meditate before I play or compose, but I see playing and composing as meditative acts. ↗

— Steve Swallow

#before #compose #composing #i #i see

When you drive, you are doing several things at once. You are using your eyes, ears, hands, your mind. If you have meditated for many years and have reached a lofty height in your meditation, as I have, you can meditate while running and cycling and painting. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#doing #drive #ears #eyes #hands

I meditate a lot, but I am constantly in pain. I'm trying to live with this. You just have to accept it. ↗

— Roy Horn

#am #constantly #i #i am #just

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#idleness #leisure #meditate #place #retirement

I meditate on God's life and I read the scriptures. I read something about Him, go through it and spend a lot of time by myself. ↗

— Jim Caviezel

#go #god #him #i #life

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#everybody #everything #force #hard #how

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#disciplined #doing #friend #had #i