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14-05-2016, 06:51 PM
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Why Meditate? The Commonality of All Contemplatives.
"The self becomes acquainted with everything but it self. So, therefore, that
mechanism which the self has used has become a kind of cover upon that
light which fulfils the purpose of life. Once this is intellectually realized, [it] does not suffice the purpose, but it begins one’s journey in the search of truth. This must be realized by the process of meditation, the process
with which the self can separate itself from body and afterwards from mind."
- Hazrat Inayat Khan
Reference: Original Texts: Lectures on Sufism
Tradition: Sufism
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14-05-2016, 06:55 PM
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"Treat all things as if they were loaned to you without any ownership - whether body or soul, sense or strength, external goods or honors, house or hall . . . everything."
- Meister Eckhart
Tradition: Christian Mystics/Contemplatives
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14-05-2016, 06:59 PM
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“Let go of your mind and then be mindful.
Close your ears and listen!”
― Rumi
Reference: Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey
Tradition: Islam Mystics/Contemplatives: Sufi Tradition
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14-05-2016, 07:02 PM
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"Meditation is the art of listening, not the art of speaking."
- Spirit Guide Sparrow
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14-05-2016, 07:07 PM
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"In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you."
- Mother Theresa
Reference: In the Heart of The World
Tradition: Christian
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14-05-2016, 07:10 PM
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"Don't be attached to visions or lights in meditation, don't rise or fall with them. What's so great about brightness? My flash-light has it. It can't help us rid ourselves of our suffering."
- Luang Por Chah
Reference: No Ajahn Chah
Tradition: Buddhism (Thai Forest Theravadan School)
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14-05-2016, 07:15 PM
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“Your concentration must come as easily as the breath. Fix yourself on one thing and try to hold onto it......Meditation is sticking to one thought.”
― Ramana Maharshi
Reference: Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi in His Own Words
Tradition: Advaita Vedanta
Last edited by Floatsy : 14-05-2016 at 08:21 PM.
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14-05-2016, 07:19 PM
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“There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in the mind's immobility and thought-free stillness.
When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.”
― Sri Aurobindo
Tradition: Yoga
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14-05-2016, 07:24 PM
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oh oh, another quote thread, lol !
Floatsy before you and others get too carried away with the quotes .....
a reminder of the Copy- Paste rule :
Copy-Paste: One or two lines at most of relevant text of material from other sites or sources and a link to the relevant text for further reading is allowed on the condition that the author is credited and the source linked is not a commercial site (promoting or selling goods or services). Quotes of religious texts such as the Bible or Quran must also be no more than one or two lines. Posts that quote or copy-paste more than one or two short lines of text will be removed or edited. Repeatedly breaching this rule will lead to warnings and possible Disciplinary Action.
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14-05-2016, 07:34 PM
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"And unlike a tranquilliser, the peace of mind that we get from meditation does not fade away. It lasts for good in some corner of the inmost recesses of our aspiring heart.”
- Sri Chinmoy
Reference: The Seeker's Mind
Tradition: Hinduism
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