Nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady p

Nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss or tranquility, nor is it attempting to be a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes. – Chögyam Trungpa

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In meditation you are not unconscious, you are conscious—more conscious than ever. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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[M]editation is not just being silent—that is only one part of it…. [I]t has to be creative. And when a poetry comes out of your inner silences, or a painting, it has a flavor which is not of this world. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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Every soul innately yearns for stillness, for a space, a garden where we can till, sow, reap, and rest, and by doing so come to a deeper sense of self and our place in the universe. Silence is not an absence but a presence. – Anne D. LeClaire

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