Meditation; an ancient practice that centers around focusing on the present moment to calm the mind, reduce stress and sometimes even alter consciousness. Our collection of over 60 meditation quotes reveals the power of this amazing craft.
We’ve gathered words of wisdom from influential figures such as Deepak Chopra, Voltaire and Carl Young to share their expert knowledge and inspire you. We hope these sayings and quotes about meditation will help bring you peace and mindfulness.
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Meditation Quotes
1. “The mind is definitely something that can be transformed, and meditation is a means to transform it” – Dalai Lama
2. “The best meditation is a gentle awareness.” – Maxime Lagacé
3. “Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.” – Pema Chödrön
4. “Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” – Voltaire
5. “Meditation is all about connecting with your soul.” – Deepak Chopra
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6. “Praying is talking to the Universe. Meditation is listening to it.” – Paulo Coelho
7. “Through meditation, the higher self is experienced.” – Bhagavad Gita
8. “Meditation is to be aware of every thought and of every feeling, never to say it is right or wrong but just to watch it and move with it.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
9. “Mind only thinks, meditation lives.” – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
10. “Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.” – Alan Watts
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11. “Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
12. “Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.” – James Allen
13. “In practicing meditation, we’re not trying to live up to some kind of ideal – quite the opposite. We’re just being with our experience, whatever it is.” – Pema Chödrön
14. “We must experience the Truth in a direct, practical and real way. This is only possible in the stillness and silence of the mind, and this is achieved by means of meditation.” – Samael Aun Weor
15. “Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that we are more than our thoughts and our feelings.” – Arianna Huffington
16. “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” – Carl Jung
17. “Meditation is not spacing-out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves.” – Kathleen McDonald
18. “Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
19. “Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.” – Baba Ram Dass
20. “The quiet mind is richer than a crown.” – Robert Greene
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21. “Meditation is a death – death of all that you are now. Of course, there will be a resurrection, but that will be a totally new, fresh original being which you are not even aware is hidden in you.” – Osho
22. “Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divine within you.” – Amit Ray
23. “Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.” – Baba Ram Dass
24. “Mindfulness meditation is the embrace of any and all mind states in awareness, without preferring one to another.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
25. “Learn to slow down. Get lost intentionally. Observe how you judge both yourself and those around you.” – Tim Ferriss
26. “Turn off your mind and get to know yourself.” – Thibaut
27. “Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It’s about feeling the way you feel.” – Dan Harris
28. “You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.” – Deepak Chopra
29. “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water.” – Bruce Lee
30. “Within you, there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” – Hermann Hesse
31. “When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
32. “Meditation is the act of stopping to deny what is.” – Sven Schnieders
33. “You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.” – Eckhart Tolle
34. “Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and listen. No more is needed.” – Eckhart Tolle
35. “To be concentrated means to live fully in the present.” – Erich Fromm
36. “Meditation is bringing the mind home.” – Sogyal Rinpoche
37. “Do your practice and all is coming.” – K. Pattabhi Jois
38. “The best mediation is effortless. The best meditation is a gentle awareness” – Maxime Lagacé
39. “If you have time to breathe, you have time to meditate. You breathe when you walk. You breathe when you stand. You breathe when you lie down.” – Ajahn Amaro
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40. “Paradise is not a place, it’s a state of consciousness.” – Sri Chinmoy
41. “Meditation is not spacing out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves.” – Kathleen McDonald
42. “Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.” – Alan Watts
43. “A quiet mind is more important than a positive mind.” – Deepak Chopra
44. “Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.” – Ajahn Brahm
45. “By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.” – Paramahansa Yogananda
46. “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” – Thich Nhat Hahn
47. “Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?” – David M. Bader
48. “When you own your breath, nobody can steal your peace.” – Unknown
49. “Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
50. “Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.” – Sharon Salzberg
51. “Touch your inner space, which is nothingness, as silent and empty as the sky; it is your inner sky. Once you settle down in your inner sky, you have come home, and a great maturity arises in your actions, in your behavior. Then whatever you do has grace in it. Then whatever you do is a poetry in itself. You live poetry; your walking becomes dancing, your silence becomes music.” – Osho
52. “Learn to enjoy the way as much as you would enjoy when you reach the destination.” – Sakshi Chetana
53. “Meditation is for moms what eyesight is for pilots. It allows us to see where we’re headed, respond to conditions in our environment, and make adjustments when necessary.” – Amber Trueblood
54. “The more regularly and the more deeply you meditate, the sooner you will find yourself acting always from a center of inner peace.” – J. Donald Walters
55. “Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” – Marcus Aurelius
56. “Learn to slow down. Get lost intentionally. Observe how you judge both yourself and those around you.” – Tim Ferriss
57. “Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
58. “Suffering is due to our disconnection with the inner soul. Meditation is establishing that connection.” – Amit Ray
59. “The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
60. “Breathe and let be.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
61. “Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.” – Isaac Newton
62. “With meditation, you become a sensitized superhero, completely in control, with endless possibilities at your fingertips.” – Tara Stiles
63. “Meditation is choosing not to engage in the drama of the mind but elevating the mind to its highest potential.” – Amit Ray
64. “When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” – Lao Tzu
65. “Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax.” – Osho
Holly Jaskolka is a certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner, yoga instructor, and an impassioned advocate for holistic well-being. Fueled by her love for animals and wanderlust, Holly leads a plant-based lifestyle that she complements with immersive travel experiences. When she’s not jet-setting to uncover the world’s hidden gems, she’s empowering individuals to heal emotionally, particularly those grappling with the aftermath of breakups. Connect with Holly on LinkedIn.
