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Quote by Eknath Easwaran
At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install sto

At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter winds. We do something very similar to protect our minds through the practice of meditation. – Eknath Easwaran

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Patience cant be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it. – Eknath Easwaran

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Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. – Eknath Easwaran

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It takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait for a crisis to get an idea of the future of a particular relationship. Our behavior in little every incidents tells us a great deal. – Eknath Easwaran

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Meditation is listening to the Divine within. – Edgar Cayce

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Meditation is silence. If you realize that you really know nothing, then you will be truly meditating. Such truthfulness is the right soil for silence. Silence is meditation. – Yogaswami

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