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Meditation Quote 104: “Body on your seat, mind in your body, mind in relaxation.” – Patrul Rinpoche
Is your mind all over the place? Mine surely can be, especially in stressful situations. Under stress we are often prone to get a case of “the monkey brain”. Thoughts attacking us from all directions, for no apparent reason. The paradox is that in these very situations, we are in the most need of the calming…
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Meditation Quote 103: “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Do you smile enough? I sure don’t, but I try and remind myself to smile more often. Not only is it a positive thing to do, but when we smile a full sincere smile (a Duchenne smile) science has shown that it releases endorphins in our body. Endorphins are responsible for making us feel happy,…
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Meditation Quote 101: “Mindful and creative, a child [..] simply lives, speaks and plays in freedom.” – Arnaud Desjardins
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Play! ..you still sitting here reading this? Ok, feel free to read the whole post, but please promise me one thing? After you’ve read this: Play! Why? Ask a child, and I’m sure they’ll tell you that playing is the best way to enjoy the moment. With adulthood often comes a magnitude of responsibilities, seriousness,…
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Hurray, Meditation Quote 100!
Hurray! We’ve reached 100 quotes. I’d say that calls for a celebration.. and a gift! And what better way to celebrate than to share one of my all time favorite meditation quotes with you (I’ll get to the gift in just a minute): “Start with meditation, and things will go on growing in you — silence,…
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Meditation Quote 99: “Sleep is the best meditation.” – Dalai Lama
zZZ zZZ zZZ! I love sleep! Especially as a father of two small girls – which makes every full night of sleep feel like a tremendous blessing. Which is why I was super happy when I discovered this blog post, which covers 5 reasons why you should take a nap every day: 5 Reasons Why…
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Meditation Quote 98: “The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these 3 crucial points: Bring your mind home. Release. And relax!” – Sogyal Rinpoche
Bring your mind home. Release. And relax! Isn’t that just beautiful? Lengthy instructions, complex courses and days (or weeks, months, years..) of practice – summed up in such simple words. The human mind has a tendency to overcomplicate things. To make false assumptions, overprepare, and worry. But the truth is that most of the things we overcomplicate, turn…
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Meditation Quote 95: “Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.” – Russell Simmons
Find yourself constantly chasing something better around the corner? Like the idea that you “can only be happy if”: If you get enough money to buy a bigger house If you get enough time off to go on a “around-the-world trip” If you get yourself a (better) therapist If you figured out how to find the perfect partner (or improve your current…
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Meditation Quote 93: “Every Man And Every Woman Is A Star.” – Aleister Crowley
Where do all the great journeys begin? Within! Have a look at the quote below in this post, and see how you feel about it. Go on, I’ll wait. Have a look at the quote and quote picture below, and come back when you’ve taken it in. Back? Good! While I can’t be sure what…
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Meditation Quote 92: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” – William Edward Hickson
Today’s quote might be a bit of a cliché, but does it mean it’s not true? Clichés are often clichés because they are based on a truth, or at the very least a stereotypical representation of one. That’s why I often choose to embrace clichés rather than discount them, and interpret them in my own way. Take this quote…
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Meditation Quote 87: “Look within. Be still…” – Buddha
The bad news: Life can at times be hard, stressful and spooky! The good news: To balance our struggle we only need to look within. I just came across this quote the other day, and I immediately connected with it. It is a quote from Buddha himself, about how our own stillness can help remove…