“The house is a castle which the King cannot enter.”
Calm feeling
Calm Quotes — page 77 of 276
“Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum.”
“Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments. The greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main stream of life glides on smoothly, or is ruffled by small obstacles and frequent interruption.”
“All silence is. All emptiness. And now: The dawn.”
“There is time for everything.”
“I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm. I think that art has something to do with an arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.”
“Slowing down doesn't mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.”
“If you aren't constantly astonished at God's grace in your solitude, there's no way it can happen in public.”
“Look at the stars lighting up the sky: no one of them stays in the same place.”
“It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea.”
“Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.”
“When you move with this thought that 'I want', then the mind wanders. When you move with this thought that 'I have received', then you are content.”
“The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration - a state of awaiting.”
“No danger can perturb my spirit's calm.”
“We limit how much technology our kids use at home.”
“I have a lot of friends who have hula-hoops, it's like a mixture of dance and athletics and exercise, meditation. It's a healthy hobby I think. I can do a few tricks, I can hoop from my neck and shoulders, and I can do a few moves, a few tricks! I can walk through the hoop whilst it's spinning. I feel like there's definitely an interest in promoting the hula-hoop as an important pastime!”
“Let us make our hearts as big as an ocean, to go beyond all the trifles of the world and see it only as a picture. We can then enjoy the world without being in any way affected by it.”
“Carry your baggage towards silence , when you seek the signs of the way.”
“When you see the setting, wait for the rising. Why worry about a sunset or a fading moon?”
“Very strong personalities must confine themselves in mutual conversation to very gentle subjects.”