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Why I Meditate
Within many Eastern traditions, it is through meditation that we understand our selves better, and also understand and redirect our reactions to the world – i.e. instead of simply reacting to an event, we act with intention, with mindfulness and awareness.
Joanna van der Hoeven • Pagan Portals - The Awen Alone
One of the virtues of meditation is that it allows you to tolerate or even enjoy such between moments, to befriend the material your mind throws to the surface when it is not otherwise occupied by chasing something or trying to improve its condition.
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
Good writing is meditative writing. It’s a polished and cohesive train of thought, devoid of superfluous babble. If intrusive thoughts make their way into your writing and you neglect to edit them out, your work will suffer. Quality writing does not arise from a stream of consciousness or absent-mindedness. It’s a practice of meditating on a specif... See more
Jen Hitze • Attention, Distraction, and Your Responsibility
Meditation teaches you how to disentangle yourself from the thought process. It is the mental art of stepping out of your own way, and that’s a pretty useful skill in everyday life.
Henepola Gunaratana • Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition
