“If I ever write an autobiography about teaching meditation in the West, I'll call it "Pissing In the Wind - Teaching Buddhism in America".” IfsWritingAmericaMeditationTeachingWindBuddhismWestAutobiographyRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“Mantras have an important place in meditation. But the idea has become somewhat prevalent in the West, and in the East to some extent, that the simple repetition of a mantra will eventually cause enlightenment” ImportantIdeasCausesSimpleMeditationBuddhismEnlightenmentWestEastRepetitionMantras Author:Frederick Lenz
“Here are two dichotomies here. In the West it is a very physical practice, and even meditation is a practice to become productive and more at peace. In the East, you think of the deep spiritual practices as a journey of complete dissolution of the self, the ego.” ThinkingTwoSelfSpiritualPracticeMeditationJourneyEgoWestEastProductiveSpiritual PracticeDissolutionDichotomyDeep Spiritual Author:Karan Bajaj
“In the West, it is the opposite, like you are using these practices [meditation and yoga ] to further your ego by being more productive, being more this, and getting more out of your work and earning more money. In the East, the whole idea is that you are dissolving your essence through these practices.” IdeasWholePracticeMeditationLike YouEgoYogaEssenceOppositesWestEastProductiveMore MoneyEarningDissolvingMeditation And Yoga Author:Karan Bajaj
“I feel there is a great spiritual awakening on the planet right now. More than any previous time, people are drawn to meditation, to mindfulness, to yoga. These have become mainstream in the West because there is a hunger.” PeopleFeelsSpiritualMeditationPlanetsRight NowMindfulnessYogaWestHungerAwakeningMainstreamSpiritual AwakeningGreat Spiritual Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“Yoga is a big misnomer in the west, people don't know what this yoga is. Yoga means union with the divine. When you become one with the divine, the divine starts flowing through you and you become part and parcel of the whole.” PeopleKnowsLoveMeanWholeWisdomBigsSpiritMeditationDivineYogaUnionsWestWellnessParcel Author:Nirmala Srivastava
“In the West, people pride themselves on being the defenders of democratic rights and the champions of freedom. But if the Western world really cares for the benevolence of the whole world, it will have to turn to introspection.” PeopleIfsWorldWholeCareTurnsMeditationRightsPrideYogaDemocraticWestWesternWhole WorldChampionIntrospectionBenevolenceDefendersWestern WorldDemocratic Rights Author:Nirmala Srivastava