Quotes About Tranquility

Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace.

RENEWAL Imagine not that life is all doing. Stillness, too, is life; and in that stillness the mind cluttered with busyness quiets, the heart reaching to win rests, and we hear the whispered truths of God. —rabbi rami m. shapiro

The parlor may have its charms, but the Japanese toilet truly is a place of spiritual repose. It always stands apart from the main building, at the end of a corridor, in a grove fragrant with leaves and moss. No words can describe that sensation as one sits in the dim light, basking in the faint glow reflected from the shoji, lost in meditation or gazing out at the garden.

The best ones not only hold their own when faced with the noise of the world, they silence it.

Meditation is one attempt! to be above the thinking of the mind, to Realize the inexplicable stage of awareness."

He breathed once more, holding the air in his chest, as if it were not air but something more--a sweet taste of freedom, of all cares lifted, everything over and done.

And isn't silence, in its way, a good sign? That everything is well, that the ship is still steaming safely away from shore?

There were people who were like this, the ones who could not be ruffled or else didn't show it, who possessed great internal reservoirs of calm.

O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my senses in forgetfulness? —SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV, Part II

There is real comfort in being quiet.

A quiet life," Stheno replied. "You wouldn't think it was a lot to ask.

Can't you see? Why do you try to catch the flashes in the sky? Why don't you be the sky, rising above everything, silent, watching, waiting?

Noi amiamo il silenzio, non ci disturba. Quando il topo gioca vicino a noi, quando il vento del bosco fa frusciare le foglie, noi non abbiamo paura.

May lily-dotted lakes delight your eye; May shade-trees bid the heat of noonday cease; May soft winds blow the lotus-pollen nigh; May all your path be pleasantness and peace.

You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.

Harmony is when ordinary people don't make a fuss.

Zen is a name derived from the Sanscrit word Dhyana, which signifies meditation.

Everyone has to build anew his sky of hope and peace.

Coming back to Karachi is like stepping into the sea again after months on land. How easily you float, how peaceful is the sense of being borne along, and how familiar the sound of the water lapping against your limbs.

seeped into his bones from decades of sitting outdoors in

Idet jeg kender mig selv og verden, har jeg ingen ambitioner og blander mig ikke i verden. Jeg søger kun sindsro og fred og jeg glædes over fravær af sorger.

If you are serious about living a peaceful life, drop all matters pertaining to the world, and pursue all matters pertaining to yourself.

what exactly is there in human existence that can lure you away from pleasure: peace of mind, a walk by the sea, moderation?

Simplicity and serenity are close friends of minimalism.