Paul Brunton Quotes

The spirit of the music and the energy that kicks back from the fans inspires me. To stay centered amidst the chaos I meditate. I first meditated at age 17 and have continued off and on through the years.

It feels good. Kinda like when you have to shut your computer down, just sometimes when it goes crazy, you just shut it down and when you turn it on, it's okay again. That's what meditation is to me.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

One conscious breathe in and out is a meditation.

There's no substitute for the practice of meditation.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

After my divorce, painting took me out of panic mode and into a serene, calm place. I could absolutely lose myself.

I meditate two hours a day, and every year I do one big long meditation course. I love it, and I'm really into it.

For me, meditation is a practice to get rid of useless junk cluttering my mind and useless ticks inhabiting my body.

I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.

Walking alone, just thinking - that's treatment, man. That's the most comforting rehab I've known.

It's helpful to remind yourself that meditation is about opening and relaxing with whatever arises, without picking and choosing.

I would say it's like a meditative process, to have everything done for you every morning.

If you can't meditate in a boiler room, you can't meditate.

Meditation gives us peace of mind without a tranquilizer. And unlike a tranquilizer, 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.

Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do. Every human being needs a certain amount of time in which he can be peaceful.

With meditation I found a ledge above the waterfall of my thoughts.

Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.

Relaxation is the prerequisite for that inner expansion that allows a person to express the source of inspiration and joy within.

Allow your head to be quiet. Allow it to be still. Just for an hour and half. Just deal with your body & your breath.

Breathe in a smile; breathe out a chuckle. (You can do it.)

Yoga calms me down. It's a therapy session, a workout and meditation all at the same time!

When you're centered, your emotions are not hijacking you.

The mind we have when we practice zazen is the great mind: we don't try to see anything; we stop conceptual thinking; we stop emotional activity; we just sit. Whatever happens to us, we are not bothered. We just sit. It is like something happening in the great sky. Whatever kind of bird flies through it, the sky doesn't care. That is the mind transmitted from Buddha to us.

All I want is to have my peace of mind...