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"If we lack understanding derived
through
study and contemplation,
even if
we meditate very intensely,
we have difficulty focusing on the
subject
of meditation." - Dalai Lama
"Meditate profoundly, that
the secret of things unseen may be revealed
unto you, that you may inhale the sweetness of a spiritual and imperishable
fragrance, and that you may acknowledge the truth that from time immemorial
even unto eternity the Almighty hath tried, and will continue to try,
His servants, so that
light may be distinguished from darkness, truth
from falsehood, right from wrong,
guidance from error, happiness
from misery, and roses from thorns." -
Bahá'u'lláh
"At the beginning of your meditation you should say
to yourself, 'I will not allow my mind to be distracted by thoughts of the
future,
anticipations,
hopes, or fears, nor will I let my mind stray toward
memories of the past. I will remain focused
on this present moment.' Once
you have cultivated such a will, you take that space between
past and future as the object of meditation - and simply
maintain your awareness of it,
free of any conceptual thought
processes." - Dalai Lama
"The beginning of meditation is
self-knowledge, which means being
aware of every movement of
thought and feeling, knowing all the layers of my
consciousness, not only the superficial
layers but the hidden, the deeply
concealed activities. To know the deeply concealed activities, the hidden
motives, responses, thoughts and feelings,
there must be tranquility in the conscious
mind; that is the
conscious
mind must be still in order
to receive the projection of the subconscious." - J. Krishnamurti
"The process by which we transform our more
instinctual attitude to life, that state of mind which seeks only to satisfy
desire and avoid discomforts, is what we mean when we use the word meditation.
We tend to be controlled by our mind, following it along its self-centered
path. Meditation is the process whereby we gain control over stimulation of the
mind and guide it in a more virtuous direction. Meditation may be thought of as
a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop
new ones. We thereby protect ourselves from engaging in actions of mind, word,
or deed that lead to our suffering." - Dalai Lama
"Sitting around doing nothing goes against our
cultural programming, which generates feelings of discomfort that impel us to
do something productive. Certainly this is what many people feel during empty
moments or deliberate experiments at meditation: a churning unease that says,
"I should be doing something." This cultural compulsion is so strong that even
spiritual practices such as meditation and prayer are easily converted into
just another thing to do, moments mortgaged to the campaign of improving one's
circumstances.
The first step to freedom is simply to allow yourself to
fully feel whatever there is to feel. This, and not thought control, is where
the true benefit of meditation lies." -
Charles
Eisenstein
meditation is defined as:reflection
cultivate
consciousness
calm lengthy intent contemplation
turning inward
seeking enlightenment
freeing
the consciousness stream by giving up agency
technique "When
people come to me and they ask, "How do I meditate?" I tell them, "There is no
need to ask how to meditate, just ask how to remain unoccupied.
Meditation
happens spontaneously. Just ask how to
remain unoccupied, that's all. That's the whole trick of meditation - how to
remain unoccupied. Then you cannot do anything. The meditation will
flower.
Man is ignorant
and blind, and he wants to remain ignorant and blind, because to come inwards
looks like entering a chaos. And it is so;
inside you have forged a
chaos. You have to encounter it and go through it. Courage is needed -
courage to be oneself, and courage to move
inwards. I have not come across a greater courage than that - the courage
to be meditative.
In haste nobody can come to know
himself. It is a very very deep awaiting. Infinite patience is needed. By
and by darkness disappears.
There comes a light with an
unrecognizable source: there is no flame in it, no lamp is burning, no sun is
there.
A light, just like it is morning: the
night has disappeared, and the sun has not risen … or in the evening - the
twilight, when the sun has set and night has not yet
descended.
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