Quotes About Tranquility

A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.

I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.

Whenever there was chaos in my house, whether it was arguing, being in a cramped space with all of us kids and screaming, I found an empty space where I could just put music on and move.

If it were to me, I'd usually just chill in my room or go to the spa.

I listen to a lot of Christian music, and reading my Bible calms me down immensely.

I don't care much for the cities.

I never fought much. It just wasn't my thing. I suppose I could, but I've never got into fights. Not a real one.

Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.

I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely.

I enjoy the sea more than I enjoy surfing.

I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.

I thought for a minute of the world outside my house, and then I didn't have any more thoughts except the thought that I had to hurry up and sleep.

Permanecí sentado, muy quieto, escuchando cómo iba aquietándose la tarde por las ventanas abiertas. Y, muy lentamente, fui aquietándome con ella.

Drifting across the vast space, silent except for wind and footsteps, I felt uncluttered and unhurried for the first time in a while, already on desert time.

I was being cured of soldiering on endlessly: my job was now to be still, which had become almost easy at last.

stayed there for a restorative year of catching my breath and looking around and not being desperate for time or money.

Eléa-enfants regardait le garçon, et le garçon la regardait. ils étaient heureux et beaux. Ils se reconnaissaient comme s'ils avaient marché toujours à la rencontre l'un de l'autre, sans hâte et sans impatience, avec la certitude de se rencontrer. Le moment de la rencontre était venu, ils étaient l'un avec l'autre et ils se regardaient. Ils se découvraient, ils étaient tranquilles et émerveillés.

In other words, if someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.

JUNE 5 IN THE MEDITATION of mental quiescence, in the nine states of mind, there is a state where striving must be abandoned; an effortless concentration is necessary at a certain stage. It is effortless: that means your mind becomes very tranquil — with good qualities and its character complete. At that moment, if you make an effort that disturbs the tranquillity. So in order to maintain that pure tranquillity effortless effort must be used.

ONE OF THE things that meditation teaches us, when we slowly descend into ourselves, is that the sense of peace already exists in us. We all have a deep desire for it even if it's often hidden, masked, thwarted. If we examine human nature carefully, it is good, well disposed, helpful. And it seems to me that nowadays the spirit of harmony is increasing, that our desire to live together calmly is growing stronger and stronger; it's more and more widespread.

People who record birdsong generally do it very early--before six o'clock--if they can. Soon after that, the invasion of distant noise in most woodland becomes too constant and too loud.

It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea.

God-forsaken is beautiful, too.

Wherever you are, we must do the best we can. It is so far to travel, and we have nothing here to travel, except watermelon sugar..