Quotes About Tranquility

I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water.

As sunbeams stream through liberal space And nothing jostle or displace, So waved the pine-tree through my thought And fanned the dreams it never brought.

This place of mine never is entered by humans come for conversation, only by the mute moon's light shafts that slip in between the trees.

There is money to be made in the market place, but under the cherry tree there is rest.

My troubles are all over, and I am at home; and often before I am quite awake, I fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my friends under the apple trees.

Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven. And learn tranquility.

Suddenly a mist of green on the trees, as quiet as thought.

Gently I stir a white feather fan, With open shirt sitting in a green wood. I take off my cap and hang it on a jutting stone; A wind from the pine-tree trickles on my bare head.

I like old people, just as I like old trees: in their shadow there is freshness and peace, one admires them, and around them everything is so calm.

The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond clear water in it. Some shady trees leaned over it, and rushes and water-lilies grew at the deep end.

Seek out a tree and let it teach you stillness.

The only time I can really relax is up a tree or somewhere outside. I love being outside.

Pine trees with low limbs spread over fresh snow made a stronger vault for the spirit than pews and pulpits ever could.

Felling a tree and gazing at the cut end - tonight's moon

Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.

Now close the windows and hush all the fields: If the trees must, let them silently toss.

If peace seems elusive in your life today, commit yourself to God, commit your concerns to Him in prayer, and then rest peacefully as you trust in Him.

As we practice meditation we are bringing forth ease, presence, compassion, wisdom & trust.

In order to have peace, we must first have trust.

In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is the teaching of the Sages.

Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.

That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquility.

The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times. A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.

I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.