Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. - Eknath Easwaran
Man is shut up at present in his surface individual consciousness and knows the world only through his outward mind and senses and by interpreting their contacts with the world. By Yoga there can open in him a consciousness which becomes one with that of the world; he becomes directly aware of a universal Being, universal states, universal Force and Power, universal Mind, Life, Matter and lives in conscious relations with these things. He is then said to have cosmic consciousness. - Sri Aurobindo Hear from the heart wordless mysteries! Understand what cannot be understood! In man's stone-dark heart there burns a fire That burns all veils to their root and foundation. When the veils are burned away, the heart will understand completely... Ancient Love will unfold ever-fresh forms In the heart of the Spirit, in the core of the heart. - Rumi Health, a light body, freedom from cravings, a glowing skin, sonorous voice, fragrance of body: these signs indicate progress in the practice of meditation. - Shvetashvatara Upanishad "Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser grow without his books." - William Cowper The mind is like a monkey swinging from branch to branch through the forest. In order not to lose sight of the monkey, we must watch the monkey constantly and even be one with it. - Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. - Buddha |