One hour of contemplation surpasses sixty years of worship. – Muhammad

Wisdom happens through meditation, and bliss also happens through meditation. Both the flowers bloom on the same branch. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Meditation is the antidote to all the poisons of your life. It is the nourishment of your authentic nature. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

[I]t can feel as if the entire body has dropped away or has become transparent, as if its substance were in some way erased. It can feel as if there is nothing but breath flowing freely across all the boundaries of the body. – Jon Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind