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“Meditation is a time to focus, train the mind, and bring it to stillness. It is not a time to rest and relax.”

Mind Time Focus Meditation Train Relax Stillness

Book:Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Seated Meditation: 3rd Edition

Source: Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Seated Meditation: 3rd Edition

“Focus on the center of the chest, relax. Imagine a rose there. Feel it unfolding. Let yourself go and ignore your thoughts.”

Feels Focus Meditation Imagine Buddhism Rose Relax Chests Unfolding Chakra Meditation

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles in my body.”

Body Enjoy Secret Meditation Sitting Muscles Relax Relaxation Spine

Author:Nhat Hanh

“Meditation is not concentration. It is simple awareness. You simply relax and watch the breathing. In that watching, nothing is excluded. The car is humming - perfectly okay, accept it. The traffic is passing - that's okay, part of life. The fellow passenger snoring by your side, accept it. Nothing is rejected. You are not to narrow down your consciousness.”

“Technology is neutral. You can use [it] to become frenetic and to go out of your mind. But you can also use technology to relax and improve performance. Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that.”

Mind Self Use Technology Meditation Awareness Activity Performances Self Awareness Aids Relax Relaxation Dynamism

Author:Deepak Chopra

“Meditation calms the mind, and when the mind is in a state of restful awareness, the body relaxes too.”

Mind States Body Meditation Awareness Calm Relax Restful

Author:Deepak Chopra

“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

“Routines may include taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practicing meditation/relaxation exercises. Psychologically, the completion of such a practice tells your mind and body that the day's work is over and you are free to relax and sleep.”

Mind May Body Sleep Walks Practice Meditation Exercise Warm Evening Relax Relaxation Baths Mind And Body Completion

Author:Andrew Weil

“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.”

Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943

“The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these 3 crucial points: Bring your mind home. Release. And relax!”

Mind Whole Home Practice Meditation Release Relax Crucial Meditating Meditation Practice Meditation Mind

Author:Sogyal Rinpoche