A Quote by Adyashanti

Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it's about letting go of control.

Adyashanti

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Adyashanti
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Born: 1962

Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it’s about letting go of control. This is meditation. Anything else is actually a form of concentration. Meditation and concentration are two different things. Concentration is a discipline; concentration is a way in which we are actually directing or guiding or controlling our experience. Meditation is letting go of control, letting go of guiding our experience in any way whatsoever. The foundation of True Meditation is that we are letting go of control.

Adyashanti

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Marc David

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Orson Scott Card

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