"All that is required to realize the Self is to be still."
- Ramana Maharshi
"All that is required to realize the Self is to be still."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , advaita-vedanta , empty-mind , no-thoughts , sadhana , self , self-realization , stillness
"Thoughts, the root cause of all our problems."
- Jiddu Krishnamurtispiritual , Jiddu Krishnamurti , advaita-vedanta , empty-mind , no-thoughts
"When you become the witness and you do not interfere with the thought process, the thoughts automatically disappear by themselves, until they dissipate entirely."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , be-the-witness , empty-mind , no-thoughts , non-duality
"Awareness without projection is the greatest meditation"
- Tilopaspiritual , Tilopa , awareness , concepts , emptiness , meditation , no-thoughts , non-duality
"Cut the mind at its root and rest in naked awareness"
- Tilopaspiritual , Tilopa , awareness , empty-mind , no-thoughts , sadhana
"Get rid of all ideas about yourself, even of the idea that you are God. No self-definition is valid"
- Nisargadatta Maharajspiritual , Nisargadatta Maharaj , concepts , god , neti-neti , no-thoughts , sadhana , self , self-image , who-am-i
"Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything."
- Rumispiritual , Rumi , awakening , emptiness , neti-neti , no-thoughts
"The Universe is your friend. It's on your side there's nothing against you. The only thing against you are your thoughts. If you learn to quiet your mind you'll have no problems."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , advaita-vedanta , empty-mind , no-thoughts , problems , quietness , universe , well-being
"How do you become happy? By not thinking"
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , bliss , empty-mind , happy , no-thoughts , pure
"The secret is to quiet the mind. Your real nature is self-realization. When the mind is stilled, you just return to your real nature, to what you always were."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , empty-mind , no-thoughts , quietness , secret , self-realization , stillness , who-you-are
"Simply stay quiet, don't make effort, don't think. This is all you have to do."
- Papajispiritual , Papaji , empty-mind , flow , no-thoughts , non-duality , quietness , stillness , stoicism
"Let stillness direct your words and actions"
- Eckhart Tollespiritual , Eckhart Tolle , detachment , instinct , no-thoughts , stillness
"The mind has to be empty to see clearly"
- Jiddu Krishnamurtispiritual , Jiddu Krishnamurti , clarity , empty-mind , no-thoughts , perception
"Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there -buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day."
- Deepak Chopraspiritual , Deepak Chopra , empty-mind , inner-peace , meditation , mindfulness , no-thoughts , quietness
"It is that in which thoughts appear and disappear. It is 'behind' thought"
- Jean Kleinspiritual , Jean Klein , be-the-witness , no-thoughts , self-realization , who-am-i
"Descending from the head to the heart, is the beginning of spiritual sadhana."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , awareness , ego , empty-mind , heart , no-thoughts
"Your heart is the light of this world. Don't cover it with your mind."
- Moojispiritual , Mooji , advaita-vedanta , empty-mind , heart , light , neti-neti , no-thoughts
"Look past your thoughts, so you may drink the pure nectar of this moment."
- Rumispiritual , Rumi , broader-perspective , empty-mind , moments , no-thoughts , pure , reality , self-inquiry
"The only language able to express the whole truth is silence."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , guru , no-thoughts , non-duality , silence , spirit-guides , truth
"The mind that does not stop and linger anywhere even when it is set free is called the free-minded mind."
- Yagyu Munenorispiritual , Yagyu Munenori , carefree , detachment , empty-mind , freedom , liberation , neti-neti , no-thoughts
"Never mind the mind."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , advaita-vedanta , empty-mind , neti-neti , no-thoughts , self-inquiry
"Empty your mind, stop thinking about anything, simply be."
- Paulo Coelhospiritual , Paulo Coelho , empty-mind , just-be , no-thoughts , non-duality
"Keep your mind still. That is enough."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , advaita-vedanta , empty-mind , no-thoughts , stillness
"Release your mind after having made it such that it will not stop and linger anywhere even if it is set free."
- Yagyu Munenorispiritual , Yagyu Munenori , detachment , empty-mind , liberation , neti-neti , no-thoughts
"Sitting in the silence is more potent than any words you can ever hear."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , empty-mind , meditation , no-thoughts , silence
"Expect nothing and you will never be disappointed."
- Robert Adamsinspiring , spiritual , Robert Adams , disappointment , expectations , no-thoughts , non-duality , pure
"Imagine trusting silence more than any thought you can come up with."
- Adyashantispiritual , Adyashanti , awareness , empty-mind , instinct , no-thoughts , silence
"Listen to silence. It has so much to say."
- Rumispiritual , Rumi , emptiness , meditation , no-thoughts , quietness , silence , stillness
"Your true nature is always full and complete. Do not disturb it with your mind."
- Nisargadatta Maharajspiritual , Nisargadatta Maharaj , empty-mind , no-thoughts , perfection , quietness , source-energy , stillness , who-am-i , who-you-are
"As we unfold on this path our job is to watch, to look, to see, never to react. Only to be the witness. Having no opinions for or against."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , awareness , be-the-witness , empty-mind , neti-neti , no-thoughts , non-duality , stillness
"The more you remove the burden from yourself the greater will be the harmony and peace and happiness in your life. Due to the fact that this harmony and peace and happiness are your very nature."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , emptiness , empty-mind , no-thoughts , self-inquiry , self-realization , who-you-are , within-yourself
"Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought! Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?"
- Rumispiritual , Rumi , advaita-vedanta , awakening , empty-mind , liberation , no-thoughts , non-duality , self-inquiry , worry
"Silence is a source of great strength."
- Lao Tzuinspiring , spiritual , Lao Tzu , emptiness , empty-mind , meditation , no-thoughts , peace , power , silence , stillness , strength
"Non-reaction is the key to maintaining alignment."
- Abraham Hicksspiritual , Abraham Hicks , alignment , detachment , empty-mind , focus , neti-neti , no-thoughts , reaction , unshakeable
"Enlightenment is the natural state of consciousness, the innocent state of consciousness, that state which is uncontaminated by the movement of thought, uncontaminated by control or manipulation of mind."
- Adyashantispiritual , Adyashanti , consciousness , empty-mind , enlightenment , innocence , natural , no-thoughts , non-duality
"Everything you think you know is second-hand knowledge. Everything you know without thinking is what you actually know."
- Kyle Hoobinspiritual , Kyle Hoobin , empty-mind , inspiration , instinct , knowing , no-thoughts , spontaneous