Quotes about Meditation

Mediation centred upon divine realities is the very essence and soul of prayer.

Dwell in thought upon the Grandest, And the Grandest you shall see ; Fix your mind upon the Highest, And the Highest you shall be.

He who earnestly meditates first perceives a truth

Said the divine Gautama, the Buddha, He who gives himself up to vanity, and does not give himself up to meditation, forgetting the real aim of life and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation, and he instructed his disciples in the following Five Great Meditations:--

It is in solitude only that a man can be truly revealed to himself, that he can come to understand his real nature, with all its powers and possibilities. The voice of the spirit is not heard in the hubbub of the world and amid the clamours of conflicting desires. There can be no spiritual growth without solitude.

Mindful imitation makes Christ actual.

Contemplation is wisdom's best nurse.

I pray daily, not for more riches, but for more wisdom with which to recognize, embrace and enjoy what I already possess.

Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I've exhausted every possibility.

One secret to wisdom:think more, speak less.If you let your words be few, your troubles will not be many.

Father, write Your Word in our heart; make us men and women who understand Your truth.

An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly.