Meditation for Dummies Quotes

“In my experience, anger generally arises in response to one of two deeper emotions: hurt or fear.”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies

“I’m deeply rooted in the earth, yet open to the higher powers of the cosmos—independent, yet inextricably connected to all of life.”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies

“Buddhists like to compare the mind to a monkey—constantly chattering and hopping about from branch to branch, topic to topic.”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies

“These four practices—concentration, receptive awareness, cultivation, and contemplation—constitute the major uses of awareness throughout the world’s great meditative traditions.”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies

“Meditation increases awareness and sensitivity; as such, it can be an antidote to numbness and distraction.”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies

“Thoughts are the images, memories, beliefs, judgments, and reflections that float through your mind and often give rise to your feelings.”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies

“of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In the case of meditation, this simple but essential step involves turning your mind away from its usual preoccupation with external events — or, just as often, with the story it tells you about external events — and toward your inner sensate experience. If you’re like most people, you’re so caught up with what’s happening around you”
― Stephan Bodian, Meditation For Dummies®, Mini Edition