“Good friends, how then are meditation and wisdom alike? They are like the lamp and the light it gives forth. If there is a lamp there is light; if there is no lamp there is no light. The lamp is the substance of light; the light is the function of the lamp. Thus, although they have two names, in substance they are not two. Meditation and wisdom are also like this.” IfsGivingTwoLightNamesMeditationFunctionSubstanceGood FriendLamps Book:The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Source: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
“Studies by Andrew Newberg and others have shown that long-term practice of meditation produces significant alterations in cerebral blood flow in parts of the brain related to attention, emotion, and some autonomic functions.” LongTermEmotionAttentionBrainPracticeStudyMeditationBloodProduceFlowFunctionSignificantLong TermRelatedAndrewCerebralAlterationsBlood Flow Book:Hallucinations Source: Hallucinations
“Masturbation is a meditation on self-love. So many of us are afflicted with self-loathing, bad body images, shame about our body functions, and confusion about sex and pleasure, I recommend an intense love affair with yourself” SelfBodySexPleasureMeditationSelf LoveFunctionShameAffairIntenseConfusionBody ImageLove AffairLoathingMasturbationSelf LoathingIntense Love Author:Betty Dodson
“I've been lucky to always have a healthy relationship with food. I also love to be consistent with meditation and make sure that I am supplying my body, mind, and soul with everything it needs to function.” NeedsMindSoulBodyMeditationHealthyLuckyFunctionConsistentHealthy RelationshipMind Body And Soul Author:Cara Santana