Quotes About Serenity

One wonders if the time will ever come when men . . . will lie down as gracefully and as ripe.

La luna era ormai alta alta nel cielo, s'era rimpicciolita e pareva non volesse più aver che fare col mondo, tutta assorta nella contemplazione di quello che ci stava al di là. Al mondo, pareva che ormai mostrasse solo il sedere; e, da quel sederino d'argento, pioveva giù una luce grandiosa, che invadeva tutto.

For us, nature's final accomplishment is contemplation, becoming aware, and a way of living in harmony with nature.

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.

When I lived in Delhi, I used to visit the Lodhi Gardens and feed the pigeons, crows, and ducks there.

Whenever I visit Lucknow my soul gets refreshed.

I have visited Ajmer Sharif Dargah a couple of times before, and each time, it fills my heart with so much love and gratitude.

Autos for years seemed to give us freedom and independence, but when they create traffic jams and other problems in the parks, the experience of serenity in nature that visitors expect is seriously diminished, if not destroyed.

I was not really scared on my spacewalks. We practice so much and need to stay so focused that it has a calming effect on me. I do a kind of visualization and meditation in the airlock prior to going outside, to guide my first activities once I get out in space.

I pretend to be calm, it's not a word in my vocabulary.

Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.

There may be something good in silence. It's a brand new thing. You can hear the funniest little discussions, if you keep turning the volume down. Shut yourself up, and listen out loud.

Mihir is one of the most secure men that I have ever come across in my life.

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

Everyone is in a rush in New York, even in restaurants and in cafes. You dont have the serenity. That, I think, is very important in order to read.

My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting.

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

I grew up around so much new agey stuff. Part of me takes it lightly because I'm so used to it. It was my parents. It wasn't some path I discovered and want to share with people. It's just been a very natural part of my life. There's humor to it and there's seriousness to it, too.

I want to settle down.

Meditation helps sharpen the mind.

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

I really go against drama in my life. Life is too short.

When I'm in the car, I want the only one shouting to be me.

I don't sing in the shower.