“Tree limbs rise and fall like the ecstatic arms of those who have submitted to the mystical life. Leaf sounds talk together like poets making fresh metaphors.”
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Calm Quotes — page 157 of 276
“I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare.”
“Somebody has to go polish the stars, They're looking a little bit dull. Somebody has to go polish the stars, For the eagles and starlings and gulls Have all been complaining they're tarnished and worn, They say they want new ones we cannot afford. So please get your rags And your polishing jars, Somebody has to go polish the stars.”
“Harry looked down and saw deep green mountains and lakes, coppery in the sunset.”
“There,” she said softly. “Now he could be sleeping.”
“Be real. That's part of being present.”
“I want you to take a red-hot bath as hot as you can bear it, and just relax your nerves. You can read in the tub if you wish.”
“The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.”
“Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.”
“I love being outside with trees and water, lying down somewhere or walking. I do transcendental meditation, which keeps me calm and steady.”
“Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all.”
“As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.”
“Mr. Gandhi, you have been working fifteen hours a day for fifty years. Don't you think you should take a vacation?" Gandhi smiled and replied, "I am always on vacation.”
“The mind may wander, but let not the senses wander with it. If the senses wander where the mind takes them, one is done for.”
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk. The rain makes running pools in the gutter. The rain plays a little sellp-song on our roof at night- And I love the rain.”
“Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.”
“Attain utmost emptiness. Abide in steadfast stillness.”
“The Tao of the sage is work without effort.”
“Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.”
“Returning to the source is serenity.”