Quotes About Serenity

Balance is the key to everything. What we do, think, say, eat, feel, they all require awareness and through this awareness we can grow.

It's not a matter of letting go – you would if you could. Instead of "let it go" we should probably say "Let it be".

Let go of the past. Let go of the future. Let go of the present. Proceed to the opposite shore with a free mind, leaving behind all conditioned things.

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter… to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring – these are some of the rewards of the simple life.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

"Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands."

I am old, so give me your peace. Wisdom comes with age.

I have discovered the secret formula for a carefree old age: iycri = fi (if you can't recall it, forget it).

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

The heads of strong old age are beautiful beyond all grace of youth.

Simplicity, very rare in our age.

In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow.

People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.

With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.

At an early age I found the world a very natural place to be. I was always in a meditative consciousness as a child, which children are.

In my mid-age I do feel more at peace - not with the world, but with myself.

I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.

It was not about the sea or the sand, but burying her feet there had seemed to cure what had worried her...

I associate wisdom and grace with age.

My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.

I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.

I'm all alone, but I'm not lonely.

It is kind of lovely to be sitting alone, just thinking, very quiet, no one around. I don't feel alone or left out.