Quotes About Serenity

I always liked fog," she wrote, "it lends such a soft, beautifying light to things that otherwise in the broad glare of day would be rude and commonplace.

Her mind felt different here. She thought a lot in this life, but her thoughts were gentle.

Dar certurile erau doar la suprafata. Daca te scufunzi indeajuns sub un val, apa e inca linistita.

Sometimes just the sight of a tree or sunset can smack you with the power of every tree or sunset you have ever seen

I want you to Slow down I just want it all To slow down; I want to make a forest Of a moment And live in that forest For ever Before you go

In 1997, Japanese researchers found that repetitive rhythms have the effect of stimulating our brain's hypothalamus, which evokes feelings of either serenity or arousal in us.

Peace, peace is what I seek and public calm, Endless extinction of unhappy hates.

Strew on her roses, roses,And never a spray of yew!In quiet she reposes;Ah, would that I did too!

Humid the air! Leafless, yet soft as spring. The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, she needs not June for beauty's heightening. Lovely all the time she lies...

Come to me in my dreams, and then By day I shall be well again. For then the night will more than pay The hopeless longing of the day.

We must also cultivate courageous energy: the commitment to remain present with whatever arises to consciousness, without grasping or resisting anything that comes to the fore of the mind.

What peace can they have who are not at peace with God?

The reason is that for so many years he has been developing a deep reserve of internal calm, so deep that the external unrest cannot disturb it. Interior calm gives birth to calm action.

El desapego es la fuerza tranquila de quien está decidido a no dejarse arrastrar por los pensamientos ni acaparar por toda clase de actividades y de ambiciones triviales, que devoran su tiempo y en definitiva solo aportan satisfacciones menores y efímeras.

We can move gradually from total confusion, dominated by hatred and other mental poisons, to an intermediate stage of serenity, altruistic joy, and self-mastery before finally arriving at enlightenment, which will give us a true vision of phenomena's ultimate nature. At that point, knowledge functions with an immediate certitude that transcends discursive thought.

The common factor to all of these experiences would seem to be the momentary disappearance of inner conflicts. The person feels in harmony with the world and with herself. Someone enjoying such an experience, such as walking through a serene wilderness, has no particular expectations beyond the simple act of walking. She simply is, here and now, free and open.

As the Dalai Lama explains: "Patience safeguards our peace of mind in the face of adversity. . .

There is indeed an element of relaxation in meditation, but it is connected with the relief that comes from letting go of hopes and fears, of attachments and the whims of the ego that never stop feeding our inner conflicts.

Anyone who enjoys inner peace is no more broken by failure than he is inflated by success.

Pour celui qui a su extraire la quintessence de l'existence, la mort n'est pas une déchéance ultime, mais l'achèvement serein d'une vie bien vécue : une belle mort est l'aboutissement d'une belle vie.

It is a love that is always available, and that stems from the unchanging simplicity, serenity, and strength of a good heart.

She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.

The silence in the room had width, height, depth, mass and substance.

And there are flowers in her hair, always jasmine.