Mental Practice Quotes

Meditation is a way to be narcissistic without hurting anyone

Dreaming means 'rehearsing' what you see, playing it over and over in your mind until it becomes as real to you as your life right now.

True spirituality is a mental attitude you can practice at any time.

Habits are changed by practicing new behaviors, and this is true for mental habits as well.

Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all meditation is, no matter what tradition or particular technique is used.

In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.

A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.

When the dark days come, many wonderful moments, those will all seem dead and empty to you. It will take practice and even hard work to find the joy sometimes.

I mean it's very hard to meditate and live a spiritual life in America. People think you're a freak if you try to.

Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.

Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.

When we exercise, it feels like we're really out there doing something, whereas spending a few minutes with your eyes closed in meditation may feel a little, well, wimpy.

I'm a natural piano player. So all the practicing I do at this point is in my head. If I don't play for a year, my chops aren't going to get any worse. I've spent my time playing scales, and I don't necessarily want to play any faster than I play. So everything I do at this point is more philosophical.

Magick has many aspects, but primarily it acts as a dramatized system of “psychology

I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.

Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends in practice.

Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.

I do not claim to have attained optimum emotional well-being. Actually, I think that may be a lifetime goal. For me it’s an ongoing process that requires awareness, knowledge, and practice. I do know what good emotional health feels like, and that motivates me to keep at the practice.

Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.

I'm always thinking and so even if I'm not on the golf course I'm mentally thinking.

Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique.

The more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.

When you envision something in your head over and over again, it's like a movie placing you in that position, and once you are there you're ready.

For two minutes a day, think of one positive experience that's occurred during the past 24 hours. Bullet point each detail you can remember. It works, because the brain can't tell the difference between visualization and actual experience. So you've just doubled the most meaningful experience in your brain.

So being present becomes more and more the exercise the older you get.