Quotes About Tranquility

Laissez reposer dans la grande paix naturelle Cet esprit épuisé, Battu sans relâche par le karma et les pensées névrotiques, Semblables à la fureur implacable des vagues qui déferlent Dans l'océan infini du samsara.

No one anywhere was angry, ill, or sad; no one did evil, none was proud; the world became quite quiet, as though it had reached full perfection.

The practice of mindfulness, of bringing the scattered mind home, and so of bringing the different aspects of our being into focus, is called "Peacefully Remaining" or "Calm Abiding.

The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these three crucial points: bring your mind home, and release, and relax.

To bring your mind home means to bring the mind into the state of Calm Abiding through the practice of mindfulness.

I believe from the bottom of my heart that what we call religion is the very most important matter for human beings. I cannot stress enough that the ultimate goal of religion, whether we call it satori or peace of mind, is for each individual to live in peace and tranquility, to live a full and satisfying life.

The figure of Shakyamuni Buddha lying on his side to die is known as the "nirvana figure.

I'm a bit like a stone - content to stay wherever it is put.

The water is still and smooth. Polished glass. Not a ripple of wind disturbs the dark surface. Low-rising mist drifts off liquid mountains floating against a purple-bruised sky. An eager breath shudders past my lips. Soon the sun will break.

Sleep that masters all.

A cup of tea is a cup of peace.

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward.

A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.

Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.

There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in the mind's immobility and thought-free stillness.

We meditate for various reasons. Peace of mind we all badly need. Therefore, when we meditate, either consciously or unconsciously we aim at peace of mind. Meditation give us peace of mind without a tranquilliser. And unlike a tranquilliser, the peace of mind that we get from meditation does not fade away. It lasts for good in some corner of the inmost recesses of our aspiring heart

What is Meditation?' Excerpt from Meditation: God's Duty and Man's Beauty

My meditation-silence Expedites My God-Peace-Home return journey.

I meditate So that I can inundate My entire being With the omnipotent Power of peace

No price is too great to pay for inner peace.

[T]he peace of mind that we get from meditation does not fade away. It lasts for good in some corner of the inmost recesses of our aspiring heart.

Peace is your natural state. It is your mind that destroys it.

Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.

peace is the only way to peace