Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
To pretend to be calm is to be calm, in a way.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind.
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us
I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly be? Make your peace and move on.
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
Smile, breathe, go slowly.
Peace beings with me. The more peaceful I am inside, the more peace I have to share with others.
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.
When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart.
Abjure all accretions and turn off the lights. Put on some music - Leonard Cohen, say, perhaps his 'Various Positions' - and let your mind cool down. Soon you'll forget there's a word called 'stress.'
O magic sleep! O comfortable bird, That broodest o'er the troubled sea of the mind Till it is hush'd and smooth!
When the mind is still, we can become an instrument of peace.
You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.
Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.
What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way.
