Sharon Salzberg Quotes

You can meditate on almost anything: a prayer, song, image or word. Close your eyes; sit in a comfortable position. Take a breath, and say the word out loud, emphasizing the humming sound at the end. When you come to the end of the breath, take another one and say the word again. And so on.

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.

Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it.

Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.

When I am practicing yoga, I try to avoid music. But if I really have to listen to something, I listen to the Om chant.

Meditating, even for a little bit, is better than nothing.

Relaxation means allowing yourself to fall into a state where you are not doing anything, because if you are doing something, tension will continue. It is a state of non-doing. You simply relax and you enjoy the feeling of relaxation. Relax into yourself, just close your eyes, and listen to all that is happening all around. No need to feel anything as distraction. The moment you feel it is a distraction, you are denying God. This moment God has come to you as a bird. Don't deny.

God has blessed me with the capacity to meditate even while I am talking.

Everywhere I go, I still have time to meditate. People think meditating is sitting there, nobody bothering you, but you can even talk and still meditate.

You don't have to believe anything, adopt a dogma in order to learn how to meditate.

We tend to think of meditation in only one way. But life itself is a meditation.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.

I meditate and I'm passionate about it.

When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.

To me, meditation is simply silencing or focusing the mind.

Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all meditation is, no matter what tradition or particular technique is used.

I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness.

I write in my study, where I also have my prayer altar. I believe that keeps me focused and gives me positive energy and reminds me that I'm merely the instrument of greater creative forces.

I meditate. Meditation helps me.

The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home - yea, I'm always at Om.

I can meditate anywhere, anytime, even whilst talking to you.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe.

More than anything, praying just helps me to concentrate and let go of things that don't matter in that moment. It gives me peace knowing I'm in good hands.