Quotes About Serenity

Call it walking meditation or a neighborhood stroll; by whatever name suits you, rediscover the art of meandering.

Be courageous: be still.

Avoid the temptation to force a moment so you won't miss the one with your name on it.

Our true nature is steady, receptive, and accepting of everything that happens, including our own misguided conclusions and behaviors.

One of the qualities of our true nature besides being aware is that it is allowing and accepting. "Noticing" captures how consciousness touches the experiences of life but doesn't push them away, cling to them, judge them, or even evaluate them as good or bad, which are all features of the egoic self.

with our thoughts—any thought—we lose touch with the peace and contentment of the Now.

When things don't go as planned, simply asking, "Is it that important?" can be helpful. Answer this question from a place of being zoomed out: "Will this be important a year from now or several years from now? Will this be important on my deathbed?" Many of the things we get upset about wouldn't be important even moments or days later.

Vi la muerte y no me gustó. ¿Qué sentiré si me muero? - No sentirás nada. Ese es el problema precisamente. Nunca sentirás nada. La muerte es de una simplicidad terrible -sonrió la serpiente.

El sueño pesa sobre mis hombros y me acerca de nuevo a vos, al huequito de tu brazo, a tu respiración, a una continuación infinita de la batalla de sábanas y almohadas que empezamos y que pone risa y energía a nuestro cansancio.

There shall we heare the pretty birds sweetly singing, see the hilles and plaines verdantly flouring; the Corne waving in the field like the billowes of the Sea, infinite store of goodly trees

Toda la música tiende al silencio.

I allowed silence its eloquence.

A thing is complete when you can let it be.

Find a quiet place to sit alone and in silence; bow your head and shut your eyes. Breathe softly, look with your mind into your heart; recollect your mind—that is, all its thoughts—and bring them down from your mind into your heart. As you breathe, repeat: "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me," either quietly with your lips, or only in your mind. Make an effort to banish all thoughts; be calm and patient, and repeat this exercise frequently

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.

Everyone needs a place where they can go to just ponder for a while. Silence is important; it's the only time you can hear the whispering of truth.

The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

I believe that the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.

Now that she had actually seen and accepted reality, and reality brought such a healing calm.

So vertraulich, so heimlich hab' ich nicht leicht ein Plätzchen gefunden, und dahin lass' ich mein Tischchen aus dem Wirtshause bringen und meinen Stuhl, trinke meinen Kaffee da und lesen meinen Homer.

Sorge Kehre nicht in diesem Kreise Neu und immer neu zurück! Laß, o laß mir meine Weise, Gönn o gönne mir mein Glück! Soll ich fliehen? Soll ich's fassen? Nun gezweifelt ist genug. Willst du mich nicht glücklich lassen, Sorge, nun so mach mich klug.

Bu insanlar yar?n?n bugünün getirdi?ini getirmesini dert etmeden bekleyebiliyorlar ve bu nedenle dertsiz ya?ay?p gidiyorlar. Anl?k doyum, ölçülü haz, geçici s?k?nt?, ?en bir sab?r!