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“The way we gain wisdom in meditation is not by explanation. If you go into the planes of light, you will come out of the meditation knowing things ... things that are inexpressible.”

Ifs Way Wisdom Light Knowing Meditation Buddhism Gains Planes Explanation Knowing Things

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The place that you gain the most power is within your own mind. Stopping thought generates power. That is why people meditate. The longer you can stop thought, the more power you gain.”

People Mind Meditation Buddhism Gains Stopping Gaining Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Learn to control your emotions. Be able to glide through them. By practicing concentration exercises and meditation, you will find that when strong emotions strike, you will gain the ability to not be swayed by them.”

Able Strong Ability Emotion Meditation Buddhism Exercise Gains Strikes Concentration Strong Emotions

Author:Frederick Lenz

“With the power of one's will we stop thought and move into alternate forms of perception. We gain that power through practicing very, very, very hard each day when we meditate to stop our thoughts.”

Hard Moving Form Meditation Buddhism Perception Gains Each Day Our Thoughts Power Of One

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The next step in meditation is not just to focus, but to stop thought completely without having to focus; you gain a tremendous amount of personal power.”

Next Steps Focus Meditation Amount Gains Next Steps Personal Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Gain control of the mind and make it still, initially just during periods of meditation, but then throughout the day and throughout the night.”

Mind Stills Night Meditation Buddhism Periods Mindfulness Gains

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Calmly contemplating these dimensions and bringing them into the service of compassion and kindness is the right way to make rapid gains in meditation as well as in life.”

Way Wells Compassion Kindness Meditation Gains Dimensions Contemplating Right Way Rapids Kindness And Compassion

Author:Hsing Yun

“In meditation you withdraw from others and focus your attention inside to gain purity of mind and wisdom energy. Then you must become extroverted and use this energy. When you take a long jump, you must first take some steps backward. Then you run, and make the jump. Like this, you first withdraw, observe yourself, develop clarity and unlock the wisdom. Then you make a long jump into society, to serve society. These two steps cannot be separated.”

Mind Firsts Long Two Use Running Energy Attention Steps Focus Meditation Gains Clarity Purity Long Jump

Author:S. N. Goenka

“With the happiness, ecstasy and power you gain from meditation, you can gradually remove your mind from the things it has become hooked to that cause it pain.”

Mind Pain Causes Meditation Mindfulness Gains Remove Ecstasy Hooked

Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

“You gain power through practicing meditation and concentration. You gain power by doing anything you like that makes you feel good. You gain power by being happy.”

Feels Meditation Gains Feel Good Concentration Mysticism Make You Feel Good Gaining Power

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The fortunate one uses the instrument of deep meditation and probes deep into his heart. Then the waves of love gain the depth of the ocean, and the ocean of love flows and fills the heart and thrills every particle of being. Every wave of life then flows in the fullness of love, in the fullness of divine glory, in the fullness of grace, in bliss and peace.”

Heart Use Grace Meditation Divine Ocean Glory Gains Flow Instruments Depth Wave Fortunate Bliss Fullness Particles Deep Meditation Wave Of Life

Author:Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

“Any school would gain, if the students began the day with meditation, cleared their heads and got themselves centered.”

Ifs School Meditation Students Gains Self Centered

Author:Pico Iyer

“Meditation helps us gain the capacity to relax, to connect with what is going on right here and right now, to connect with other people, to re-access our resourcefulness, our clarity and our ability to focus and keep an open heart.”

People Heart Helping Ability Focus Meditation Right Now Gains Capacity Access Clarity Relax Open Heart Resourcefulness

Author:Tara Brach

“Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal.... But don't approach yoga with a business mind looking for worldly gain.”

“Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength.”

Mind Meditation Weakness Yoga Gains Constant Distraction

Book:Conscious Immortality: Conversations with Ramana Maharshi

Source: Conscious Immortality: Conversations with Ramana Maharshi

“It only take a few minutes of meditation to directly realize we are a river of sensations, feelings, thoughts, perceptions. How can we navigate this evanescent river of life wisely? With mindful awareness and love it becomes clear. You can fight against the river of change, or use its wisdom to teach you how to graciously move and create and flow with the full measure of joy and sorrow, gain and loss, praise and blame that make up every human incarnation.”