Quotes About Serenity

I venture that those of us who are most serene when faced with the possibility of nothingness are the ones who've reached furthest to the downward and upward of their beings.

I can't tell whether a revived man would appreciate his second chance or yearn for the stolen serenity.

...is not all philosophy but preparation for a serene dying?

You gain inner peace when you become comfortable with the reality of death.

However much one lacks piety, the atmosphere in a graveyard encourages quiet reflection.

Saying of the ProphetSleepSleep is the brother of death.

He tried to think of death as he had done now and then, but that tired him and he dozed off. When he awoke an hour later, he felt fresh and calm as though he had slept for days.

If your time hasn't come not even a doctor can kill you.

Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please.

Simplicity is the final achievement.

A statue in a garden is to be considered as one part of a scene or landscape.

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.

When I am designing, my aim is to create tension and then gradually proceed into quiet.

Detach from emotions and desires; get rid of any fixations.

Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.

When nothing upsets you, you are at the beginning of the path. When you desire nothing, you are halfway on the path; when nothing becomes everything, you are perfected.

It is all your desires that you see, when you think. But when your mind is quiet, without desire, you are complete and as wonderful as you have always been.

One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.

Should you desire the great tranquility prepare to sweat white beads.

Slowing down is the precursor to Yoga practice because this simple act allows us to consider our thoughts, feelings and actions more carefully in the light of our desire to live peacefully.

Having realized that you cannot influence the results, pay no attention to your desires and fears. Let them come and go. Don't give them the nourishment of interest and attention.

Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity.

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.

Live joyfully, without desire.