Quotes About Tranquility

Falling silent should be cultivated, the way the woods fall silent in the snow. Messages you can't send any other way can be heard.

One of the strange laws of the contemplative life," Thomas Merton, one of its sovereign explorers, pointed out, "is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you bear with them until they somehow solve themselves. Or until life solves them for you." Or, as Annie Dillard, who sat still for a long time at Tinker Creek—and in many other places—has it, "I do not so much write a book as sit up with it, as with a dying friend.

Heaven is the place where you think of nowhere else.

You may go to the temple for mental peace. But you may be distracted there and forget the purpose of your visit. But this does not happen when you hear good music.

Whenever I visit Lucknow my soul gets refreshed.

The most enchanting experience I had in Ahmedabad when I visited the Gandhi Ashram. I was moved by the information on Indian freedom struggle and there is a sense of tranquility and peace at this Ashram that moved me.

I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it.

I don't seek power and do not run around.

Kerala is one of my favourite places. It's so beautiful, so serene!

There's so much serenity that comes from economic safety.

I want to settle down in Mussorie. I'm in love with the Himalaya.

Meditation helps sharpen the mind.

Maybe we need to shelter ourselves so we see the beautiful.

I'm much calmer when there's no TV or music playing in the background.

'Balance' is a really big word for me.

I have a very wonderful bath ritual.

Christina Anstead

I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.

How great is it to just rest and be happy and not move when you don't have to.

While growing up, I used to go to the beach, as I used to find peace there.

I live on the beach, and I always will.

Nothing could happen to me in the water that would make me want to go on the beach and fight someone. That's just not how I do things.

The beach and I are two things that get along really well.

Beaches are really important to me, and I love Sennen Cove and Perranporth Beach.