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“Meditation is a half-way house between thinking and contemplating.”

Thinking Way House Half Meditation Contemplating Half Way

Book:Practical Mysticism

Source: Practical Mysticism

“Catholicism is the big house of Christianity. It's got many, many rooms in it. And I've always been attracted to the rooms which are to do with prayer. The mystical strain is the strain whereby the whole day can be given over to prayer through what we call lectio divina, prayerful reading of Scripture, through practice of meditation of when one uses the imagination and the intellect with respect to images, and then finally, and most difficult of all, contemplation, where one empties the mind of all images and all ideas, all concepts, in order to be completely attentive to God.”

“The way to freedom is through service to others. The way to happiness is through meditation and being in tune with God... break the barriers of your ego, shed selfishness, free yourself from the consciousness of the body, forget yourself, do away with this prison house of incarnations, melt your heart in all, be one with creation.”

Way Heart Body House Forget Consciousness Break Meditation Creation Ego Prison Selfishness Tunes Barriers Shed Incarnation Service To Others Forget You Free Yourself

Author:Paramahansa Yogananda

“Kerouac's books portray a hero and narrator free and easy, confident, sure of his rebellion against the American system. In reality, Jack was torn between Catholicism, Buddhism, and his own demon-driven pursuit of kicks, between spirit and flesh, between mom's house and the Beat coffeehouse, patriotism and subversion, men and women, society and solitude, carousing and meditation, sacred and profane, secular and divine. It's a miracle he survived as long as he did.”

“You can continue your practice, you can exercise kindness, you can practice meditation whether you're in a prison or a millionaire's house, whether you're in India or Tibet.”

House Practice Kindness Meditation Exercise India Prison Millionaire Tibet

Author:Pico Iyer

“You probably think that being a guest in your aunt's house I would hesitate to butter you all over the front lawn and dance on the fragments in hobnailed boots, but you are mistaken. It would be a genuine pleasure. By an odd coincidence I brought a pair of hobnailed boots with me!' So saying, and recognising a good exit line when he saw one, he strode out, and after an interval of tense meditation I followed him. (Spode to Wooster)”

Thinking Would Be House Lines Pleasure Saws Meditation Fronts Genuine Odd Pairs Guests Boots Coincidence Mistaken Fragments Aunt Tense Exit Lawns Intervals

Book:Jeeves And The Tie That Binds

Source: Jeeves And The Tie That Binds

“Surrender is not that you should give up your family, give up your children, or give up your houses and homes and your properties. Surrendering is here: give up your ego to begin with and then give up your conditionings.”

Love Giving Should Children Home Wisdom Spirit House Meditation Ego Giving Up Yoga Our Children Property Surrender Our Family Your Children Wellness Conditioning House And Home

Author:Nirmala Srivastava

“At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter winds. We do something very similar to protect our minds through the practice of meditation.”

People Mind House Practice Meditation Wind Protect Window Winter Glasses Careful Storm Bitter Extras

Book:Your life is your message: finding harmony with yourself, others, & the earth

Source: Your life is your message: finding harmony with yourself, others, & the earth