“If you don't disturb yourself, like a broken gong does not vibrate, then you have achieved nirvana. Irritability no longer exists for you.”
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Calm Quotes — page 84 of 276
“As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.”
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier.”
“The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.”
“Often we tell ourselves, "Don't just sit there, do something!" But when we practice awareness, we discover that the opposite may be more helpful: "Don't just do something, sit there!"”
“Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, its very valuable.”
“Tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.”
“Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself. For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul.”
“How lovely the little river is, with its dark changing wavelets! It seems to me like a living companion while I wander along the bank, and listen to its low, placid voice.”
“Take the gentle path.”
“It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.”
“The morning is the best time, there are no people around. My pleasant disposition likes the world with nobody in it.”
“Torment yourself as little as possible, then you'll torment me less.”
“I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.”
“Sweep away the clutter of things that complicate our lives.”
“Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.”
“Oh, how beautiful is the summer night, which is not night, but a sunless, yet unclouded, day, descending upon earth with dews and shadows and refreshing coolness! How beautiful the long mild twilight, which, like a silver clasp, unites today with yesterday!”
“Day, like a weary pilgrim, had reached the western gate of heaven, and Evening stooped down to unloose the latchets of his sandal shoon.”
“It is the stillest words that bring the storm.”
“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered.”