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The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to

The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present, nothing-but-in-the-present, to bear this mindfulness of now into each event of ordinary life. – Peter Matthiessen

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There is no necessity for a technique or formula for meditation. Inner feeling, or inner knowing, is the silent voice of inspiration. – Walter Russell

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Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

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