Quotes About Serenity

Who everywhere is free from all ties, who neither rejoices nor sorrows if fortune is good or ill, his is a serene wisdom. Intro to Part 3, Chapter 1. Credit was given to The Bhagavad Gita.

The symphony true,' said Finesse. 'I think it's what's left when all the noise stops, when you get quiet and listen for your own true heart.

Walking a trail frees my mind to wander....

The radiator hissed quietly in its corner as Katherine got ready for bed. She slid into the cool silk of her nightgown and then began brushing out her long hair. Freed from its confining braid, her hair tumbled over her shoulders, its

Slip away and come watch the sunset." -Marcus 'There are more calls to finish.' -Shari "Those will wait. The sunset won't" -Marcus

A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh (Proverbs 14:30a)

Dalam raga ada hati, dan dalam hati ada ruang tak bernama. Di tanganmu tergenggam kunci pintunya. Ruang itu mungil, isinya lebih halus dari serat sutra. Berkata-kata dengan bahasa yang hanya dipahami oleh nurani. Begitu lemahnya ia berbisik, sampai kadang-kadang engkau tak terusik. Hanya kehadirannya yang terus terasa, dan bila ada apa-apa dengannya, duniamu runtuh bagai pelangi meluruh usai gerimis.

Kehangatan terpancar dari mata mereka. Tidak lagi bergejolak, tetapi hangat. Hangat yang tampaknya kekal. Bukankah itu yang semua orang cari?

A picnic is more than eating a meal, it is a pleasurable sate of mind.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Give up being right. Instead radiate peace, harmony, love, and laughter from your heart.

I like to make a distinction between solitude and being alone. Alone signifies loneliness, whereas solitude means really connecting with yourself.

In short, superheroes balance the forces of light and dark, rage and serenity, and the sacred and the profane within themselves and from it forge an identity that is powerful and purposeful.

Without transcendence, life has no beauty.

Because silence is the birthplace of happiness. Silence is where we get our bursts of inspiration, our tender feelings of compassion and empathy, our sense of love.

The New Testament calls this "the peace that passes understanding," because it goes beyond thinking—no amount of mental churning will get you there.

bliss. Practicing

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well,

By taking explicit notice of breathing patterns, listening with intention to your heartbeat, or reciting a phrase in your mind, infinite possibilities present themselves.

There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.

Who is content simply to be? You too have felt the peace of simply being. Wake up to that, and you will join me in being free.

Beyond all vanities, fights, and desires, omnipotent silence lies.

There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.