"Be still and know that I am God."
46th Psalm, verse 10
 

"There is an area of consciousness revealed in meditation through which we are instantly
one with God and with all spiritual being and creation, and through which we find all forms
of good instantly available.  This area of consciousness has been described as a Sea of Spirit,
the universal or divine soul, the Father within.  In achieving contact with this Sea of Spirit or the
Father within, we find divine love pouring Itself into expression, so that we no longer live by
personal effort alone, but by grace.  Rather than seeking our good from persons or things,
we tap this universal Soul and become beholders of Its activity, pouring forth as the ideas
that become the human forms of good necessary to our present experience.  It is only
as we learn to look within to this Infinite Invisible that we begin to understand the nature
of grace."
The Art of Meditation, Joel S. Goldsmith
 

"Your posture during meditation is important....Deep meditation is only possible in the intensively positive
state of superconsciousness, or soul-awareness.

"To attain this state of consciousness, it is important to sit upright with a straight spine."
Swami Kriyananda
 

"The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience
mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn't
belong to the soul."
Paramahansa Yogananda
 

"Sequestered should he sit,
steadfastly meditating, solitary,
His thoughts controlled, his passions laid away,
Quit of belongings, in a fair, still spot..."
Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, Chapter Six