Quotes About Tranquility

Imagine lying on ice and not being cold. We are all in corpse pose on the mats. What she really said was imagine a place of safety and peace.

The turquoise tide shimmered in shades of mermaid tails against the alabaster shore. The

Music is pleasant not only because of the sound of many voices, but because of the silence that is in it.

Just because life is full of craziness doesn't mean you must go crazy. You can experience outer chaos and still find inner peace. Nothing even needs to change outside of you for you to find calm inside of you. This inner calm is available at all times. Just breathe.

One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.

Because she needed ore than sleep. She needed oblivion.

Love doesn't keep you in a constant state of turmoil. It gives you peace.

contrast! To live in peace, without

They let the silence stand then . . . not uneasily, just taking a moment to breathe in time, to listen to the noises around them. How pleasant, Jane thought, to be silent for a few moments. Normally noise overtook her life—normally she sought it, finding silence solitary and confining—suffocating. But how pleasant to be silent with someone.

Long ago, before England was cut up with pavement, or bisected by railways, there existed in the county of Lancashire a small village named Reston that never bothered anyone.

Pretend to relax

really being able to relax means you can be comfortable doing nothing at all.

I closed my eyes, put my right hand on top of the book, and passed it lightly across the cover. It was cool and smooth like a stone from the bottom of the brook, and it stilled me. A whole other world is inside there, I thought to myself, and that's where I want to be.

I want to lie in the dust,

Peace is the art of co-existence

I began to realize why most people went to sleep in the night-time – it was easier. A whole lot easier.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.

La belle était assise Près du ruisseau coulant, Et dans l'eau qui frétille, Baignait ses beaux pieds blancs.

Peace is not something that happens by accident. Peace is like silence; it is always there. The lack of harmony in our lives is like noise superimposed on the silence. The issue is not how to create peace, but how to live in a way that eliminates the noise.

He was happiest when he did not have to think about his body--when he could forget that he had a body at all.

Cherry Blossoms at Night, by Katsushika Ã…Å'i

day, she went directly to her chaise longue and left it only

The garden is a world filled with secrets. Slowly, I see more each day. The black pines twist and turn to form graceful shapes, while the moss is a carpet of green that invites you to sit by the pond. Even the stone lanterns, which dimly light the way at night, allow you to see only so much.

Ah, what is more blessed than to put cares away!