“I work out on almost a daily basis wherever I am, but yoga brings into that equation something that is ideal for me to maintain a physical and emotional and mental kind of balance, and to stay healthy - I see it as a way of investing in my future.”
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Calm Quotes — page 125 of 276
“A museum is not a first-hand contact: it is an illustrated lecture. And what one wants is the actual vital touch.”
“Avoid Arguments Like Rattlesnakes And Earthquakes”
“If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.”
“By developing a sense of concern for others' well-being, then no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep inner peace.”
“When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness and resignation that touched the hem of divinity.”
“Naturalness is the easiest thing in the world to acquire, if you will forget yourself-forget about the impression you are trying to make.”
“It is better to forget about yourself altogether.”
“Youth and age touch only the surface of our lives.”
“While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.”
“To be at ease is better than to be at business.”
“If I have a Sunday free, I'll go up the coast and spend some time on the beach. I scuba dive and swim and sail. A lot of the things I like are around the water.”
“True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises and becomes an essential part of the relationship.”
“The teaching arises out of the stillness. But when I'm alone, there's only the stillness, and that is my favorite place.”
“People need space to air out their thoughts, to have a sense of themselves - unfettered by anything.”
“If I didn't have the reverb I'd be an unhappy camper. So I want reverb in my monitor mix. Reverb and a good level in my monitor and I'm all set.”
“I try to stay away from forced intimacy.”
“Next, feel your heart, literally placing your hand on your chest if you find that helpful. This is a way of accepting yourself just as you are in that moment, a way of saying, "This is my experience right now, and it's okay." Then go into the next moment without any agenda.”
“When we sit down to meditate, we connect with something unconditional - a state of mind, a basic environment that does not grasp or reject anything. Meditation is probably the only activity that doesn't add anything to the picture. Everything is allowed to come and go without further embellishment. Meditation is a totally nonviolent, non aggressive occupation. Not filling the space, allowing for the possibility of connecting with unconditional openness - this provides the basis for real change.”
“...Ere midnight’s frown and morning’s smile, ere thou and peace may meet.”