- “Whenever you are angry, take a beautiful object in your house and smash it to pieces. The pity you feel for what you have done is silly compared to what you are doing to your mind: taking a sacred moment to be alive and desecrating it by being angry.” ― Kamand Kojouri
- “Equanimity is often mistaken for depression.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- “If you have time to chatter,Read books.If you have time to read,Walk into mountain, desert and ocean.If you have time to walk,Sing songs and dance.If you have time to dance,Sit quietly, you happy, lucky idiot.” ― Nanao Sakaki
- “Close your eyes to feel deeply the tranquility and serenity of the mind.” ― Debasish Mridha
- “Always ask yourself: “What will happen if I say nothing?” ― Kamand Kojouri
- “Surrender is the ultimate sign of strength and the foundation for a spiritual life. Surrendering affirms that we are no longer willing to live in pain. It expresses a deep desire to transcend our struggles and transform our negative emotions. It commands a life beyond our egos, beyond that part of ourselves that is continually reminding us that we are separate, different and alone. Surrendering allows us to return to our true nature and move effortlessly through the cosmic dance called life. It’s a powerful statement that proclaims the perfect order of the universe.When you surrender your will, you are saying, “Even though things are not exactly how I’d like them to be, I will face my reality. I will look it directly in the eye and allow it to be here.” Surrender and serenity are synonymous; you can’t experience one without the other. So if it’s serenity you’re searching for, it’s close by. All you have to do is resign as General Manager of the Universe. Choose to trust that there is a greater plan for you and that if you surrender, it will be unfolded in time. Surrender is a gift that you can give yourself. It’s an act of faith. It’s saying that even though I can’t see where this river is flowing, I trust it will take me in the right direction.” ― Debbie Ford, Spiritual Divorce: Divorce as a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life
- “Happiness is not found in serenity, tranquility or surrealism. It is found in harmony of thoughts, actions, and reality.” ― Debasish Mridha
- “Also at times, on the surface of streams,Water?bubbles formAnd grow and burstAnd have no meaning at allExcept that they’re water?bubblesGrowing and bursting.” ― Alberto Caeiro, The Keeper of Sheep
- Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force. Lao Tzu
- Acceptance means: For now, this is what this situation, this moment, requires me to do, and so I do it willingly. Eckhart Tolle
- You are not going to be here for too long. Relax. Dalos Ortiz
- Change what cannot be accepted and accept what cannot be changed. Reinhold Niebuhr
- If for any reason your choices do not result in peace, harmony, and balance, you are always free to choose again. Iyanla Vanzant
- Allow whatever arises in the present moment to be as it is. Eckhart Tolle
- “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “Religion is, as it were, the calm bottom of the sea at its deepest point, which remains calm however high the waves on the surface may be.” ― Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value
- It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed. Ram Dass
- Nervous and excitable persons need to talk a great deal, by way of letting off their steam. Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. André Gide
- I’ve always found my strength in silence. Chelsey Brooks
- “It is conducive to serenity to see the vast majority of people as the children they are spiritually and intellectually.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- “A life of detachment from greed and desires allows a person to appreciate the truly marvelous part of being alive. I cannot acquire the most sublime pleasures of life with money, force, or industry. I must learn to listen to the song of the wind, rejoice in the drumming patter of fine rain falling in a leafy forest, and delight in witnessing the coming of autumn when the leaves turn into orange and red flames. I seek sincerity of being. I hope to find comfort in a modest meal and cultivate joy by witnessing the birthing and playfulness of the young. I am no longer interested in the practical matters that businesspeople attend, exhibit no attentive awareness of political, cultural, or social affairs, and do not wish to inject myself into the warring conflicts of world.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
- “It finally was entirely silent and I inhaled and breathed its magical peace…” ― Oksana Rus
- “People often give us a piece of their mind with the intention to take away our peace of mind.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance. Unknown
- Serenity is the final word of all the teachings; reflection is the response to all manifestations. Hongzhi Zhengjue
- The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The most useful and sustainable kind of happiness is called peace. All the other ones will make you miserable. Maxime Lagacé
- Lasting happiness comes from the understanding that nothing can make you happy. James Pierce
- When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently. Eckhart Tolle