“A line runs from the meditations of the heart to the words of the mouth. The meditations are not clear to us until the mouth utters its words. If what the mouth utters is unclear or foolish or mendacious, it must be that the meditations are the same. But the line runs both ways. The words of the mouth will become the meditations of the heart, and the habit of loose talk loosens the fastenings of our understanding.” IfsWayHeartRunningUnderstandingLinesClearMeditationHabitMouthsFoolishUnclear Author:Richard Mitchell
“The most important habit is solitude, quiet time. People who enter their day by taking 45 minutes or an hour for themselves - meditation, prayer, inspirational reading, taking a walk - before they go for it in the real world do best.” PeopleWorldImportantRealReadingHoursPrayerWalksMeditationMinutesHabitSolitudeQuietReal WorldQuiet TimeInspirational PrayerInspirational Reading Author:Ken Blanchard
“The habit of spending nearly every waking moment lost in thought leaves us at the mercy of whatever our thoughts happen to be. Meditation is a way of breaking this spell.” WayMomentsHappensLostMeditationHabitMindfulnessMercySpendingSpellsWakingOur ThoughtsLost In Thought Author:Sam Harris
“Meditation may also be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones.” MayForceMeditationHabitTechniqueDiminish Author:Dalai Lama
“I have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along with mindfulness meditation. It varies from person to person of course, but for many, their practice of mindfulness will bring along old habits of self-judgment and ruthless criticism, so it is not actually mindfulness.” PeoplePersonsSelfCoursesNumbersPracticeKindnessMeditationHabitBenefitsJudgmentMindfulnessCriticismRuthlessVaryLoving KindnessOld HabitsMeditation Mindfulness Author:Sharon Salzberg
“When we don't nourish ourselves with fresh, healthy food, restful sleep, regular exercise, a daily spiritual practice such as meditation or journaling, and other mind-body healing habits, we will inevitably feel tired, out of balance, irritable, and sometimes even depressed.” FeelsMindSometimesBodySpiritualSleepHealingPracticeMeditationHabitBalanceExerciseHealthyTiredSpiritual PracticeMind BodyHealthy FoodJournalingRestfulRegular ExerciseDaily Spiritual Author:Deepak Chopra