Quotes About Tranquility

Let me walk in beauty.

The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows.

The true philosopher is a man who says All right, and goes to sleep in his armchair.

It was one of those jolly, peaceful mornings that make a chappie wish he'd got a soul or something

Nature seems to unbutton its waistcoat and put its feet up.

If there's one thing I like, it's a quiet life. I'm not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren't happening to them all the time. You can't make it too placid for me. Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.

shaven lawns, and a general atmosphere of what is known as old-world peace. Cows were

perfect peace with loved ones far away

You're sitting in the old arm-chair, thinking of this and that, and then suddenly you look up, and there he is. He moves from point to point with as little uproar as a jelly fish.

Indeed, there is always something very restful about a duck. Whatever earthquakes and upheavals may be afflicting the general public, it stands aloof from them and just goes on being a duck.

There are few things more restful than to watch some one else busy under a warm sun.

Half the trouble in the world was caused by people not letting well alone.

Here I came to the very edge where nothing at all needs saying, everything is absorbed through weather and the sea, and the moon swam back, its rays all silvered, and time and again the darkness would be broken by the crash of a wave, and every day on the balcony of the sea, wings open, fire is born, and everything is blue again like morning.

Let us look for secret things somewhere in the world, on the blue shore of silence or where the storm has passed, rampaging like a train...

La poesía es siempre un acto de paz. El poeta nace de la paz como el pan nace de la harina.

Now I'll count up to twelve and you keep quiet and I will go.

La poésie est toujours un acte de paix. Le poète naît de la paix comme le pain naît de la farine. J'avoue que j'ai vécu

El nu era un înÈ›elept, dar îi pl?cea liniÈ™tea conÈ™tient? a sufletului: - Mai curând sau mai târziu, omul inteligent ajunge s? înÈ›eleag? deÈ™ert?ciunea zbuciumului sentimental care tulbur? pacea È™i consum? viaÈ›a - îmi zicea el. Ferice de acel care ajunge s? înÈ›eleag? aceasta mai de timpuriu: cu atât mai mult se va bucura de existen??.

Shama is quietude of mind, tranquility, equanimity, and composure. First, learn to compose yourself. Rather than expecting the external world to conform to your expectations, learn to expect the unexpected. Regard turmoil as normal and take worldly blows in stride. Expecting things to be perfect leads to disappointment. Disappointment and tranquility cannot coexist.

Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.

Apply the experiences of peace and poise received during concentration and meditation to your daily life. Maintain your equilibrium amidst trying circumstances, and stand unshaken by others' violent emotions or by adverse events. Body

Xochimilco in Mexico, where skies, mountains, and poplars are reflected

A true yogi is able to pass into and maintain the superconscious state, regardless of multitudinous distractions never absent from this earth—the buzz of insects! the pervasive glare of daylight! In the first state of samadhi (sabikalpa), the devotee shuts off all sensory testimony of the outer world. He is rewarded then by sounds and scenes of inner realms fairer than the pristine Eden. 6

A medida que silenciaba los dos tumultos naturales, podía contemplar las multitudinarias olas de la creación diluirse en un reluciente océano, lo mismo que las olas del mar, cuando pasa la tormenta, se disuelven serenamente y retornan a la unidad.