“Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart”
Calm feeling
Calm Quotes — page 37 of 276
“It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places in the world, the history is fascinating, the men are handsome and the whisky is delicious. But don't eat the macaroni pies.”
“Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?”
“Man's troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm mind.”
“The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.”
“In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount.”
“Stillness and action are relative, not absolute, principles. It is important to find a balance of yin and yang, not just in qigong, but in everyday life. In movement, seek stillness and rest. In rest, be mindful and attentive.”
“It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.”
“When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you.”
“I like to let things breathe.”
“You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.”
“I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.”
“I have found it a singular luxury to talk across the pond to a companion on the opposite side.”
“I would like to be able to gently drift in and out of existence when I wanted to.”
“Patience is not just about waiting for something... it's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.”
“The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.”
“The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.”
“The morning is full of storm in the heart of summer. The clouds travel like white handkerchiefs of goodbye, the wind, travelling, waving them in its hands. The numberless heart of the wind beating above our loving silence. Orchestral and divine, resounding among the trees like a language full of wars and songs.”
“I am a book of snow, a spacious hand, an open meadow, a circle that waits, I belong to the earth and its winter.”
“It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.”