“Be mindful, which is more of a passive meditation practice. It is passive when you are active. Then there is active meditation, when you are passive, sitting still.” StillsPracticeMeditationBuddhismMindfulnessSittingActivePassiveMeditation PracticeSitting Still Author:Frederick Lenz
“You have to look at your own thought forms. Are you sitting around and thinking a lot of negative thoughts? These injure the subtle body. When you hate, when you are angry, you bring that energy through you.” ThinkingLooksBodyFormHateEnergyBuddhismMindfulnessSittingNegativeAngrySubtleNegative ThoughtsSitting Around Author:Frederick Lenz
“Sitting around idly contemplating doesn't produce much. In work you can discipline your attention, forget about your misery.” ForgetAttentionProduceBuddhismDisciplineMindfulnessSittingMiseryContemplatingSitting Around Author:Frederick Lenz
“The best form of meditation is the sitting meditation. But work is next. Work is a great way to meditate.” WayFormNextMeditationBuddhismMindfulnessSitting Author:Frederick Lenz
“If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a cell in the body of the new Buddha. This is not a dream but is possible today and tomorrow.” IfsDreamBodyTodayEnergyPracticeMeditationTomorrowWalkingMindfulnessSittingCellsConcentrationToday And Tomorrow Author:Nhat Hanh
“Your anger is like a flower. In the beginning you may not understand the nature of your anger, or why it has come up. But if you know how to embrace it with the energy of mindfulness, it will begin to open. You may be sitting, following your breathing, or you may be practicing walking meditation to generate the energy of mindfulness and embrace your anger. After ten or twenty minutes your anger will have to open herself to you, and suddenly, you will see the true nature of your anger. It may have arisen just because of a wrong perception or the lack of skillfulness.” IfsKnowsMayEnergyKnow HowMeditationMinutesFlowerWalkingTenPerceptionMindfulnessSittingAngerTwentiesEmbraceCome UpFollowingBreathingTrue NatureWalking Meditation Author:Nhat Hanh
“Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of others. So it's not just about sitting and cultivating caring mindfulness. It's building up a way of being and then using it for the service of others.” IfsWayGivingFeelsMeditationBuildingMindfulnessSittingCaringVulnerableInner StrengthCultivatingBuilding Up Author:Matthieu Ricard
“When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.” InspirationalSpiritualMeditationBuddhismMindfulnessSittingBuddhistSpiritual WisdomFoundersSpiritual AwakeningSpiritual HealingThaiNone Of Your Business Author:Ajahn Chah
“When you are here and now, sitting totally, not jumping ahead, the miracle has happened. To be in the moment is the miracle.” MomentsHappenedMindfulnessSittingMiracleLive In The MomentJumpingHere And Now Author:Rajneesh
“The point is not how long you meditate; the point is whether the practice actually brings you to a certain state of mindfulness and presence, where you are a little open and able to connect with your heart essence. And five minutes of wakeful sitting practice is of far greater value than twenty minutes of dozing!” HeartLittlesLongStatesAbleCertainValuesPracticeFiveGreaterMinutesMindfulnessSittingEssenceTwentiesWhere You AreState Of MindFive MinutesDozing Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.” IfsWayShouldTryingMindLyingTeachPracticeOur LivesMindfulnessSittingStandingFocusedAriseConquerPractiseLying DownLimited Time Author:Ajahn Chah
“Enough. These few words are enough If not these few words, this breath If not this breath, this sitting here This opening to the life we have refused again and again Until now Until now.” IfsEnoughMindfulnessSittingBreathsOpeningAgain And AgainFew Words Author:David Whyte