“The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.”
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Calm Quotes — page 101 of 276
“To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which you have even if you have nothing else.”
“Chilled-looking people walking along the riverside, the snow beginning, faintly, to pile up on the roofs of cars, the bare trees shaking their heads left and right, dry leaves tossing in the wind. The silver of the metal window sash sparkling coldly. Soon after, I heard sensei call, "Mikage! Are you awake? It's snowing, look! It's snowing!" "I'm coming!" I called out, standing up. I got dressed to begin another day. Over and over, we begin again.”
“A harmonized mind produces harmony in this world of seeming discord.”
“When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence.”
“Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.”
“I'm not affected by violence the way some people are. I don't know why, but I enjoy that intensity.”
“I've crossed these sands many times," said one of the camel drivers one night. "But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent." The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having set foot in the desert before. Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.”
“I dont get hung up about anything really.”
“To increase speed you must increase the amount of rest, peace, calmness that you can maintain. That is the secret to playing fast.”
“February... Bending from Heaven, in azure mirth, It kissed the forehead of the Earth, And smiled upon the silent sea, And bade the frozen streams be free, And waked to music all their fountains, And breathed upon the frozen mountains.”
“The soul should concentrate itself by itself.”
“Even the soldiers need a break sometimes.”
“Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.”
“I decide every day that I love Creativity enough to accept that Fear will always come with it. And I talk to Fear all the time, speaking to it with love and respect, saying to it: “I know that you are Fear, and that your job is to be afraid. And you do your job really well! I will never ask you to leave me alone or to be silent, because you have a right to speak your own voice, and I know that you will never leave me alone or be silent, anyhow. But I need you to understand that I will always choose Creativity over you.”
“I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.”
“Productive work, love and thought are possible only if a person can be, when necessary, quiet and alone. To be able to listen to oneself is the necessary condition for relating oneself to others.”
“Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.”
“Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze.”
“Slow thinking has the feeling of something you do. It's deliberate.”