Quotes About Serenity

Forgiveness is not simply the absolving of an enemy, or one who has done us wrong. Forgiveness must encompass all those things which disturb the tranquility of our soul: the barking dog that robs you of sleep, the heat of summer, the cold of winter. Forgive the ingrown toenail, the flea that bites; forgive the cranky child, wrinkles, a forgotten birthday.

Sweet is the oblivion of sleep; But sweeter far is the sleep beyond oblivion.

Finding a calm place inside myself through meditation kind of helped me to get over a lot of mental illness ... it's just been a really great thing in my life.

Serenity is the great and true antidote against anguish and fear, and today, more than ever, it is the architect's duty to make of it a permanent guest in the home, no matter how sumptuous or how humble.

May the fire be your friend and the sea rock you gently, May the moon light your way - till the wind sets you free

Oh, the summer night Has a smile of light And she sits on a sapphire throne.

One of the great dreams of man must be to find some place between the extremes of nature and civilization where it is possible to live without regret.

I like the rain. I like it ferocious and I like it gentle. I like sudden showers that last the afternoon and sprinkles that don't last the time it takes to run to the car. Rain is clean.

I really love peace and quiet.

It seems to be that loneliness is a small price to pay for peace and quiet.

Twilight whippoorwill... Whistle on, sweet deepener Of dark loneliness

Temple of Suma— hearing the unblown flute in the deep shade of trees sumadera ya / fukanu fue kiku / koshitayami

Seduto in silenzio, senza fare nulla, arriva la primavera e l'erba cresce da sola.

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.

dozing on horseback smoke form the tea-fires drifts to the moon

on this mountain sorrow...tell me about it digger of wild yams

Got my shit together" Definition: I've learned how to play it cool. I've got some ideas worked out.

Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze.

Try to arrange things so that you can have a reasonable bit of quiet every day.

One important thing I recall about India was that it was quiet. It was never noisy in the way that life was noisy in London.

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

I'm just a monk, I'm like a recluse.

I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.

I do have a lot of fire in me and could use some lessons on how to handle things more calmly.