Quotes About Serenity

Arise from sleep, old cat, And with great yawns and stretchings... Amble out for love

Hi! My little hut Is newly-thatched I see... Blue morning-glories

????? ???? ???? Ne possédant rien comme mon cœur est léger comme l'air est frais

This is like a boat following a current downstream. Though you can say that it moves, the boat is at rest and there is no trace of that movement. This is called 'moving without moving.'36

Reading is solitude.

?imdi Marcovaldo'nun uyuyabilmek için, ne oldu?unu kendisinin de pek bilmedi?i bir ?eye gereksinimi vard?, art?k gerçek, tam bir sessizlik bile yeterli olmayacakt?, sessizlikten daha yumu?ak bir dip gürültüsü, orman a?açlar?n?n ete?indeki bitkileri yalayan hafif bir meltem ya da çay?rdan f??k?rarak ak?p giden bir suyun ??r?lt?s?n? istiyordu.

prendete la vita con leggerezza, che leggerezza non è superficialità, ma planare sulle cose dall'alto, non avere macigni sul cuore

Ayl was a happy inhabitant of the silence that reigns where all vibration is excluded; for her anything that looked likely to break the absolute visual neutrality was a harsh discord; beauty began for her only where the greyness had extinguished even the remotest desire to be anything other than grey.

Forse questo giardino esiste solo all'ombra delle nostre palpebre abbassate, e mai abbiamo interrotto, tu di sollevare polvere sui campi di battaglia, io di contrattare sacchi di pepe in lontani mercati, ma ogni volta che socchiudiamo gli occhi in mezzo al frastuono e alla calca ci è concesso di ritirarci qui vestiti di chimoni di seta, a considerare quello che stiamo vedendo e vivendo, a tirare le somme, a contemplare di lontano.

True religion, indeed, is that which does not have to be avowed in order to provide the solace that at times...if only rarely...you cannot do without.

When the netted fence of spiderwebs that darkens my ruined house can hold the wind in its strands- that's when these troubled thoughts will blow away. . . .

Often we think of patience in passive terms, as if the patient person is utterly submissive and half asleep.

Ik vraag of ze de muziek af wil zetten. Er is al zoveel lawaai op de wereld.

Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas.

Spotted Park Bench I am a park bench. Ordinary words cannot express my thoughts on birds.

When Babaji has drawn you to him, everything is given to you in his own shadow. One must learn this and drive away worries from the mind.

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler — quieter, warmer.

We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.

If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.

Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.

Sleep is the best meditation.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall enjoy everything." It

Happiness in reality consists only in rest, and not in being stirred up. This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the confused idea that leads people to aim at rest through excitement.