“Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering. But there may come a time - just as there does in the development of any skill - when there will be a plateau. You may be bored, discouraged, or even negative and cynical. This is when you will need not only faith, but persistence.” NeedsFirstsMayDoeSufferingMeditationDevelopmentSkillsNegativeBoredPersistenceReliefCynicalRequirementsDiscouraged Author:Ram Dass
“Next to meditation itself, I really can't think of anything more important than the development of your career.” ThinkingImportantSuccessNextCareersMeditationBuddhismDevelopment Author:Frederick Lenz
“Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: Am I more loving? Is my judgment sounder? Do I have more energy? Can my mind remain calm under provocation? Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed? Spiritual awareness reveals itself as eloquently in character development and selfless action as in mystical states.” IfsWantMindWellsMayHas BeensStatesCharacterActionSpiritualAsksEnergyMeditationProgressAwarenessJudgingMastersDevelopmentJudgmentLifetimeGreedCalmSelflessMysticalConditioningCharacter DevelopmentProvocationSpiritual AwarenessSounder Author:Eknath Easwaran
“The different techniques will place you in touch with different fields of auric empowerment, creating a balanced development of your practice.” DifferentPracticeMeditationFieldsBuddhismDevelopmentCreatingEmpowermentTechniqueBalancedChakra Meditation Book:Snowboarding to Nirvana: A Novel Source: Snowboarding to Nirvana: A Novel
“Meditation does not imply only the development of single-pointed concentration, sitting in some corner doing nothing. Meditation is an alert state of mind, the opposite of sluggishness; meditation is wisdom. You should remain aware every moment of your daily life, fully conscious of what you are doing and how you are doing it.” LifeShouldMindDoeStatesMomentsWisdomMeditationDevelopmentConsciousSittingOppositesCornersConcentrationDaily LifeState Of MindDoing Nothing Author:Thubten Yeshe
“Because the development of inner calm and energy happens completely within and isn't dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful - and a huge relief.” FeelsPersonsHappensBeautifulEnergySituationMeditationParticularHugeDevelopmentIndependenceCalmReliefDependentResourcefulness Author:Sharon Salzberg
“These are the times described in the Holy Bible as the "Last Judgement" and in the Koran as "Kiyama", the Resurrection time. Astrologically it is also called the Age of Aquarius, the time of rebirth and of great spiritual development on the Earth.” AgeEarthLastsSpiritualMeditationDevelopmentHolyYogaJudgementResurrectionRebirthHoly BibleSpiritual DevelopmentGreat SpiritualAquarius Author:Nirmala Srivastava