Debbie Ford Quotes

The greatest help to spiritual life is meditation. In meditation we divest ourselves of all material condition and feel our divine nature.

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

Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.

I'm always soul searching on a spiritual level.

To be awake is to be fully present, no noise, just you and God. Most of us only have seconds of full consciousness. To live in a state of Samadhi - that's what we're here for.

The word 'yoga' means union. It's like everything in yoga yokes or unites you to something higher, the highest part of yourself.

The practice of being on a spiritual path isn't about being the best meditator or the kindest possible person or the most enlightened. The practice is about surrendering to love as often as possible.

By constantly keep one's attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.

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

The more you meditate, the more helpful you can be to others, and the more deeply you will be in tune with God.

Meditation was invented as a way for the soul to venture inward, there ultimately to find supreme identity with Godhead. Whatever else it does, and it does many beneficial things, meditation is first and foremost a search for the God within.

Concentration is not the approach towards God. Concentration is a mind approach. God is everywhere, so you have to relax, you have to be meditative.

The essence of meditation is a period of time set aside to contemplate the Lord, listen to Him, and allow Him to permeate our spirits.

My yoga practice was and will always be a spiritual experience. I can honestly say, "Yoga delivered me back to GOD!"

Meditation is waiting on God.

Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is.

And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made a tremendous amount of sense. What I liked that was missing from my experience of Christianity growing up was a sort of acceptance, a sort of being OK with being imperfect and not focusing on the sin.

Meditation is to dive all the way within, beyond thought, to the source of thought and pure consciousness. It enlarges the container, every time you transcend. When you come out, you come out refreshed, filled with energy and enthusiasm for life.

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

I think that the power of the Silent Minute lies in its inherent lack of external direction: what participants actually do during that minute - prayer, contemplation, focus - is up to them.

I have one room dedicated to just meditation.

You don't have to go to church to be spiritual, but there are certain times in your life that you know there is a presence of something very spiritual.

If you want to get high, meditate.

As a Catholic, I find mindfulness helps me participate in my religion more wholeheartedly. If you are praying the rosary, participating in the rituals at Mass, or listening to the priest preach, you will actually be paying attention! Whatever your religion is, it can enhance the experience of participating in that religion.

I pray and I meditate every day. It can be a great, great asset.