Quotes About Serenity

En resumen, no os enfadéis, o por lo menos, no os turbéis porque os habéis turbado, no os alteréis porque os habéis alterado, no os inquietéis porque esas molestas pasiones os han inquietado; tomad vuestro corazón y ponedlo suavemente en manos de nuestro Señor (Carta a una señora, 833). Haced que vuestro corazón vuelva a estar en paz con vos misma, aunque estéis tan llena de miserias» (Carta 186).

ocean's snaking blues beyond the meadow

There was almost a fairy quality to this place, he thought. The far look and the clear air and the feeling of detachment that touched almost on greatness of the spirit. As if this were a special place, one of those special places that each man must seek out for himself, and count himself as lucky if he ever found it, for there were those who sought and never found it. And worst of all, there were even those who never hunted for it.

A humble life is not so impressive as compared to a more lavish life. But there is serenity in the simplicity of living.

Equanimity is where and when you know how to smile, laugh and cry.

The sun, having set not too long ago, left a purplish stain on the sky.

To heal mine aching moods, Give me God's virgin woods.

But peace is not a principle: merely a desirable state of affairs.

Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels Drive you crazy.

Sometimes your best company is you

Build a far mosque where you can read your soul-book and listen to the dreams that grew in the night.

Solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom.

I liked being with him, as I like being with swift animals who are motionless when at rest.

Pureté et solitude sont un seul et même malheur.

I'm past thinking,' said Sarah quietly.

I have no wish to know anything which may deform life and mar its beauty. Never mind whether our gods are true or not; they are beautiful, their rule is pleasant for us, and we live without care.

Niech na twym niebie nie bÄ™dzie chmur, a jeÅ›li bÄ™dÄ… to niech majÄ… kolor i zapach ró?y.

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

He goes on to discuss the element of "dwelling upon" and advises that his readers can develop "special ways, tricks, private techniques, and spiritual devices" in order to achieve contemplation. One means is the use of a single syllable such as "God" or "love":

Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger.

There are rich counsels in the trees.

She comes not when noon is on the roses - Too bright is day. She comes not to the soul till it reposes From work and play. But when night is on the hills, and the great voices Roll in from sea, By starlight and by candlelight and dreamlight She comes to me.

In einer Welt, die unübersichtlich geworden ist, wächst das Bedürfnis nach der Geordnetheit des Krippleins.

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification.