Rajneesh Quotes

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit; and our wandering thoughts in prayer are but the neglects of meditation and recessions from that duty; according as we neglect meditation, so are our prayers imperfect, - meditation being the soul of prayer and the intention of our spirit.

Prayer is the very highest energy of which the mind is capable.

I find the practice of yoga very spiritual and taking the time to just be and to reflect through meditation and chanting helps me to connect to a higher energy.

I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.

I pray every day, several times. It soothes me. I don't ask for anything, except for health.

Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time.

So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray.

My grandparents and my mom prayed the rosary a lot, and later in life, I had a priest friend of mine teach me centering prayer, based on Father Thomas Keating's work. That led to practicing different kinds of meditation off and on as I got older.

My day starts with the chanting of Gayatri Mantra and Om Namah Shivay. I chant them every time I bowl.

The first thing I do when I get up is pray and meditate to center myself for the day ahead. I ask for inspiration in my creative endeavors, guidance in my relationships and patience in my journey. It's a great way to get focused for the day.

I know that I pray a lot, and I take time for myself.

The great thing about meditation is that I don’t ask for anything. Whereas when I pray I always ask for things!

Fasting detaches you from this world. Prayer reattaches you to the next world.

I can pray better when I'm comfortable.

Om is the pointed piece and Dhyâna (meditation) is the friction.

You must direct your full, intense concentration on the heart. You must feel that you are not the mind. You have to feel that you are growing into the heart. You are only the heart and nothing else.

Close the day with prayer so that you may have a peaceful night free from dreams and nightmares.

Yoga is the cessation of mind.

It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called.

In the normal life of an actor or director, running around, there's not much time to go to church. But there's other ways to be spiritual, too.

Meditation is a flower and compassion is its fragrance.

I don't miss my prayers and I don't miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.

Take prayer with you wherever you go. Say it anytime, and then focus your mind and heart on God.

[M]ental peace is not meditation. Meditation is the flight beyond the mind. It has nothing to do with mental peace.