Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that.
Meditation is not following any system; it is not constant repetition and imitation. Meditation is not concentration.
I got the idea of meditation from The Beatles. It was a fad, but I've found it beneficial in my crazy life.
When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
I am particularly drawn to the form of meditation called Japa. I know it works.
Modern psychology has pointed to the need of educating people to use a much larger portion of the mind. Transcendental meditation fulfills this need. And it can be taught very easily.
The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested.
I've been practicing modalities of Eastern philosophy since about 1972. What I've learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal.
The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful.
This is love: the flowering of love is meditation.
Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.
Meditation is a great way to keep my body well-centered while juggling shooting schedules and recording sessions.
I do transcendental meditation, which is, I suppose, derived from Vedic or Ayurvedic principles, which is sort of Hindu principles.
Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.
If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world.
My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.
No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation.
A jigsaw puzzle is my form of meditation. In New York, I glued all of the ones I did together and hung them up on the wall.
The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
Writing is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position.